CUT OFF YOUR NOSE TO SPITE YOUR FACE - Định nghĩa trong Từ điển tiếng Anh
cut off your nose to spite your face (idiom)
Giải nghĩa:
To harm oneself in order to punish someone else or in the process of trying to get revenge. By trying to hurt others, you might end up hurting yourself more.
Ví dụ:
She stopped talking to her family after an argument, but by doing that she only cut off her nose to spite her face since she feels lonely now.
Cách sử dụng
The expression "cut off your nose to spite your face" means to do something to hurt someone, but it will end up hurting you more in the long run. It's like when a person gets angry at someone they stop talking to them, but that decision hurts both the person they're angry at and themselves in the end. It's used to describe a situation where someone acts against their best interests just to get back at someone else. So, it's usually not a good idea to cut off your nose to spite your face because you're ultimately causing yourself harm.
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