Cat got your tongue?

[homoe]

"Nose Skin Off My Nose"...............



Something which means you do not care about it because it will not affect you.
If someone says it's no skin off my nose they mean they are not worried about something because it only affects or harms other people.

[homoe]

Originally Posted by homoe

"Nose Skin Off My Nose"...............



Something which means you do not care about it because it will not affect you.
If someone says it's no skin off my nose they mean they are not worried about something because it only affects or harms other people.

Sorry that should of read......No Skin Off My Nose

[cathexis]

while we're talking skin.....


"Escaped X-situation by the skin of my teeth"

got away without a second to spare or barely got away

[homoe]

"Beat A Dead Horse"............


To continue to focus on something—especially an issue or topic—that is no longer of any use or relevance. An idiom that means to continue a particular endeavor is a waste of time as the outcome is already decided.

[homoe]

"Everything Except The Kitchen Sink".........



Nearly everything one can reasonably imagine; many different things, often to the point of excess or redundancy. To have a much larger number of things than is necessary. A very large number of things, whether needed or not.

[homoe]

"Nothing Ventured Nothing Gained"...........



Risks must be taken in order to achieve anything significant or meaningful: if you don’t take a risk, you won’t get a reward


Sidebar: The saying dates back to Chaucer (c. 1374) and is similar to the late fourteenth century French proverb: Qui onques rien n'enprist riens n'achieva (He who never undertook anything never achieved anything)

[homoe]

"Apple Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree"................



A child usually has a similar character or similar qualities to his or her parents.