"without a scratch" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{en-interj}} without a scratch
  1. (figuratively) Unscathed, safe and sound. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: in one piece Related terms: harm a hair on someone's head Translations (Translations): zonder kleerscheuren (Dutch), ehjin nahoin (Finnish), sans une égratignure (French), bez szwanku (Polish), bez zadrapania (Polish)
    Sense id: en-without_a_scratch-en-prep_phrase-5BGT7e6v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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