To 'cut off your nose to spite your face' means to act in a way that harms yourself while trying to harm someone else, often out of spite.
The idiom 'to cut off your nose to spite your face' means to do something foolish that harms yourself in an attempt to harm someone else.
| Idiom | to cut off your nose to spite your face |
|---|---|
| Definition | to do something to hurt someone else (and not know or care that it will also harm you) |
| Examples | - If you do that you'll be cutting off your nose to spite your face. - He was so desperate to get his revenge on her that he didn't realize he was cutting off his nose to spite his face. - "Rani is cutting off her nose to spite her face," said Meera; "hurting herself as she punishes her parents. - Naw, staying where I was much longer would be cutting off my nose to spite my face. |
| Note | It is possible that you might not like the look of your face, but cutting your nose off is certainly not going to improve your appearance! |
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