CUT OFF ONE'S NOSE TO SPITE ONE'S FACE

Meaning of CUT OFF ONE'S NOSE TO SPITE ONE'S FACE in English

disadvantage oneself through a wilful attempt to gain an advantage or assert oneself.

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CUT OFF ONE'S NOSE TO SPITE ONE'S FACE — v. cause harm to yourself in order to do harm to an adversary
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CUT OFF ONE'S NOSE TO SPITE ONE'S FACE — {v. phr.} To suffer from an action intended originally to harm another person. * /In walking out and leaving his …
Slang English vocab
CUT OFF ONE'S NOSE TO SPITE ONE'S FACE — {v. phr.} To suffer from an action intended originally to harm another person. * /In walking out and leaving his …
Словарь английских идиом
CUT OFF ONE`S NOSE TO SPITE ONE`S FACE — make things worse for oneself because one is angry - usually at someone else When he decided not to go …
English Idioms vocab
CUT OFF ONE'S NOSE TO SPITE ONE'S FACE — v. phr. To suffer from an action intended originally to harm another person. In walking out and leaving his employer …
American Idioms English vocabulary
CUT OFF ONE'S NOSE TO SPITE ONE'S FACE — v. в порыве злости действовать во вред самому себе, причинять вред себе
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CUT OFF ONE'S NOSE TO SPITE ONE'S FACE — v. в порыве злости действовать во вред самому себе, причинять вред себе
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ONE — one числ. колич.1) один (число 1) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one half — половина …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ONE — 1. числ. колич. 1) один ( число 1 ) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ONE — 1. числ. колич. 1) один (число 1) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one half — половина one third — одна …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ONE — 1. _n-card. 1> один; one hundred - сто, сотня; one in a thousand - один на тысячу; редкостный 2> номер …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
ONE — 1. n-card. 1. один; one hundred - сто, сотня; one in a thousand - один на тысячу; редкостный 2. номер …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
ONE — 1. _n-card. 1> один; one hundred сто, сотня; one in a thousand один на тысячу; редкостный 2> номер один, первый; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
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Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPITE — I. ˈspīt, usu -īd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, short for despite (I) 1. a. obsolete : an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOSE — I. ˈnōz noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nosu; akin to Old English nasu nose, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FACE — I. ˈfās noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin facia, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPITE — (v. t.) To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.
Английский словарь Webster
SPITE — ( v. t. ) To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPITE — — spiteless , adj. /spuyt/ , n. , v. , spited, spiting . n. 1. a malicious, usually petty, desire …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NOSE — — noseless , adj. — noselike , adj. /nohz/ , n. , v. , nosed, nosing . n. 1. the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FACE — — faceable , adj. /fays/ , n. , v. , faced, facing . n. 1. the front part of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPITE — I. ˈspīt noun Etymology: Middle English, short for despite Date: 14th century 1. : petty ill will or hatred with …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NOSE — I. ˈnōz noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nosu; akin to Old High German nasa nose, Latin nasus Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FACE — I. ˈfās noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * facia, from Latin facies make, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CUT — I. ˈkət verb ( cut ; cut·ting ) Etymology: Middle English cutten Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPITE — noun vexation; chargrin; mortification. 2. spite ·vt to be angry at; to hate. 3. spite ·vt to treat maliciously; to …
Webster English vocab
OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
Webster English vocab
NOSE — noun the power of smelling; hence, scent. 2. nose ·vi to pry officiously into what does not concern one. 3. …
Webster English vocab
FACE — vi to present a face or front. 2. face ·noun the style or cut of a type or font of …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
SPITE — [spite] n [ME, short for despite] (14c) 1: petty ill will or hatred with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NOSE — [nose] n [ME, fr. OE nosu; akin to OHG nasa nose, L nasus] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the part of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPITE — spite BrE AmE spaɪt ▷ spited ˈspaɪt ɪd -əd AmE ˈspaɪt̬ əd ▷ spites spaɪts ▷ spiting ˈspaɪt ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SPITE — / spaɪt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U ] a feeling of wanting to hurt or upset …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOSE — / nəʊz; NAmE noʊz/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] the part of the face that sticks …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FACE — / feɪs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun FRONT OF HEAD 1. the front part of the head between …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CUT — / kʌt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( cut·ting , cut , cut ) WOUND / HOLE 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPITE — I. spite 1 W3 /spaɪt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: despite (noun) (13-20 centuries) ; ⇨ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOSE — I. nose 1 S2 W2 /nəʊz $ noʊz/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: nosu ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FACE — I. face 1 S1 W1 /feɪs/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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