under one's skin

See: GET UNDER ONE'S SKIN.

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with a whole skin

[with a whole skin] also [in a whole skin] {adv. phr.} With no injury; unhurt; safely. * /The boy was lucky to escape with a whole skin when the car […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

skin

[skin] See: [BY THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH], [GET UNDER ONE'S SKIN], [JUMP OUT OF ONE'S SKIN], [KEEP ONE'S EYES PEELED] or [KEEP ONE'S EYES SKINNED], [SAVE ONE'S NECK] or […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

get under one's skin

[get under one's skin] {v. phr.} To bother; upset. * /The students get under Mary's skin by talking about her freckles./ * /Children who talk too much in class get […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

skin off one's nose

[skin off one's nose] {n. phr.}, {slang} Matter of interest, concern, or trouble to you. Normally used in the negative. * /Go to Jake's party if you wish. It's no […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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