cut off one's nose to spite one's face
Meaning: To injure oneself in the process of seeking revenge or attempting to punish someone.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Category: Body & Senses
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- do an about-face — To change one's behavior or mind abruptly and (often) apparently without reason.
- down in the mouth — Unhappy.
- eat one's heart out — To suffer silently in a hopeless situation.
- eat out of someone's hand — To be submissive; to have someone eating out of one's hand means to get someone to be sub…
- fight tooth and nail — To fight fiercely; to fight with everything you have.
- fine-tooth comb — An imaginary device one uses to look for something very carefully.
More English idioms
- get a leg up — To make a good start on some activity or project.
- get it in the neck — To receive something unpleasant, such as criticism or punishment.
- get something off one's chest — To disclose or talk about something that is bothering or worrying one.
- get something on the nose — To do or understand something perfectly.
- get something through one's head — To understand something that is difficult, especially because it is a shock, unwanted, or…
- get someone the cold shoulder — To ignore someone intentionally.
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