CUT OFF YOUR NOSE TO SPITE YOUR FACE

Meaning of CUT OFF YOUR NOSE TO SPITE YOUR FACE in English

make your problem worse, hurt yourself because you dislike yourself

If you abuse drugs to forget a problem, you are cutting off your nose to spite your face.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

CUT OFF YOUR NOSE TO SPITE YOUR FACE — ( informal ) to do sth when you are angry that is meant to harm sb else but which also …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CUT OFF YOUR NOSE TO SPITE YOUR FACE — See ↑ HARM 2
Longman Activator English vocab
CUT OFF YOUR NOSE TO SPITE YOUR FACE — make your problem worse, hurt yourself because you dislike yourself If you abuse drugs to forget a problem, you are …
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YOUR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
Cambridge English vocab
YOUR — your.ogg jɔ: (полная форма); jə (редуцированная форма) poss pron ( употр. тк. атрибутивно; ср. yours) I ( при обращении к …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
YOUR — (полная форма); , (редуцированные формы) your мест.; притяж.; употр. атриб.; ср. также yours1) ваш, твой, принадлежащий вам/тебе, свой Is that …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
YOUR — poss pron ( употр. тк. атрибутивно; ср. yours) I ( при обращении к нескольким лицам или предметам ) 1. ваш, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
YOUR — ( полная форма ); ju , jə ( редуцированные формы ) мест. ; притяж. ; употр. атриб. ; ср. тж. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
YOUR — мест.; притяж.; употр. атриб.; ср. тж. yours 1) ваш, твой, принадлежащий вам / тебе, свой Is that your bag? — Это ваша …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
OFF
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
OFF
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
CUT
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
CUT
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
CUT
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
CUT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPITE — n. & v. --n. 1 ill will, malice towards a person (did it from spite). 2 a grudge. --v.tr. thwart, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NOSE — n. & v. --n. 1 an organ above the mouth on the face or head of a human or animal, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FACE — n. & v. --n. 1 the front of the head from the forehead to the chin. 2 the expression of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CUT — v. & n. --v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPITE — n. & v. n. 1 ill will, malice towards a person (did it from spite). 2 a grudge. v.tr. thwart, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NOSE — n. & v. n. 1 an organ above the mouth on the face or head of a human or animal, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FACE — n. & v. n. 1 the front of the head from the forehead to the chin. 2 the expression of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CUT — v. & n. v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPITE — n. & v. --n. 1. ill will, malice towards a person (did it from spite). 2 a grudge. --v.tr. thwart, …
Oxford English vocab
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Oxford English vocab

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