What does “Cut off your nose to spite your face” mean?
Cut off your nose to spite your face
Meaning: To do something out of anger or a desire for revenge, which ends up being bad for you too, not just for the person or thing you're trying to hurt or you are angry with.
Cortarse la nariz para despechar la cara
Significado: Hacer algo por enojo o deseo de venganza, que termina siendo malo para ti también, no solo para la persona o cosa que intentas lastimar o con la que estás enojado.
Cortar o nariz para despeitar o rosto
Significado: Fazer algo por raiva ou desejo de vingança, que acaba sendo ruim para você também, não apenas para a pessoa ou coisa que você está tentando machucar ou com quem está com raiva.
Se couper le nez pour faire dépit à son visage
Signification: Faire quelque chose par colère ou par désir de vengeance, qui finit par être mauvais pour vous aussi, pas seulement pour la personne ou la chose que vous essayez de blesser ou contre laquelle vous êtes en colère.
Sich ins eigene Fleisch schneiden
Bedeutung: Etwas aus Wut oder Rachegelüsten tun, das am Ende auch für einen selbst schlecht ist, nicht nur für die Person oder Sache, die man verletzen will oder auf die man wütend ist.
Tagliarsi il naso per far dispetto alla faccia
Significato: Fare qualcosa per rabbia o desiderio di vendetta, che finisce per essere dannoso anche per te, non solo per la persona o cosa che stai cercando di ferire o con cui sei arrabbiato.
Burnunu kesmek, yüzüne kin gütmek
Anlam: Öfke veya intikam arzusuyla, sadece incitmeye çalıştığın veya kızgın olduğun kişi veya şey için değil, senin için de kötü sonuçlanan bir şey yapmak.
损人不利己
意思: 出于愤怒或报复心理而做某事，结果不仅伤害了你想伤害的人或事，也伤害了自己。
自ら傷つける
意味: 怒りや復讐心から何かを行うが、それは自分自身にとっても悪い結果になること。相手を傷つけるだけでなく、自分も傷つける。
얼굴에 앙심을 품고 코를 자르다
의미: 분노나 복수심으로 어떤 행동을 하는데, 그 결과가 상대방뿐만 아니라 자신에게도 해가 되는 경우.
Dialogue
19:45:30 - My sister refused to accept the money from the settlement just to make her ex angry.
19:45:33 - That's cutting off your nose to spite your face. She needs that money for her kids.
19:45:36 - I tried to tell her, but she won't listen.
19:45:39 - Hopefully she'll realize it before it's too late.
11:30:55 - He deleted all his files just to make his coworker look bad.
11:30:58 - That's cutting off your nose to spite your face. Now he has to redo all his own work too.
11:31:01 - He's so focused on revenge that he's not thinking clearly.
11:31:04 - Exactly. He's only making things worse for himself.
21:10:22 - I know you're upset with your parents, but ignoring them will only make you feel worse.
21:10:25 - So you think I'm cutting off my nose to spite my face?
21:10:28 - Yes. You're punishing yourself more than you're punishing them.
21:10:31 - I guess you're right. I'll call them tomorrow.