without a scratch

idiom

: without getting hurt : without any injuries
He escaped the fire without a scratch.

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Someone is pushed off a cliff and gets up without a scratch. Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025 Another reported the shed even survived a big hailstorm without a scratch. Miles Walls, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024 There is a tremendous amount of spectacular fighting, often including flying; fist fights bring down entire buildings while leaving the combatants without a scratch. Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 1 July 2024 Somehow America and the international community survived without a scratch. Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2024 Built to last, this set boasts a robust design that stands up to heavy usage without a scratch. Samantha McIntyre, Parents, 9 Mar. 2024 In the memoir, Swisher slashes her way through the tech world like John Wick with a word processor, vanquishing vain CEOs and clueless legacy media bosses and emerging without a scratch. Steven Levy, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2024 Released eight years before Iron Man, Unbreakable tells the story of David Dunn (Bruce Willis), a security guard who survives a train derailment and crash that kills 131 people and emerges from the wreck without a scratch on his body. EW.com, 13 Nov. 2023 Farian got away without a scratch and continued his behind-the-scenes career. A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 23 Jan. 2024

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“Without a scratch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20a%20scratch. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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