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Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /kˈʌt ˈɔf wˈʌnz nˈo͡ʊz tˈuː spˈa͡ɪt wˈʌnz fˈe͡ɪs/
- (UK) IPA(key): /kˈʌt ˈɒf wˈɒnz nˈə͡ʊz tˈuː spˈa͡ɪt wˈɒnz fˈe͡ɪs/
Verb
cut off one's nose to spite one's face (third-person singular simple present cuts off one's nose to spite one's face, present participle cutting off one's nose to spite one's face, simple past and past participle cut off one's nose to spite one's face)
- (idiomatic) To harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.
Translations
harm oneself as a result of trying to harm an adversary
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