Cut off (one's) nose to spite (one's) face

Translation of "cut off (one's) nose to spite (one's) face" into Russian

cut off (one's) nose to spite (one's) face

делать что-либо во вред себе из-за неразумной злобы

By refusing to negotiate, he cut off his nose to spite his face.

Отказываясь идти на переговоры, он навредил себе из-за злобы.

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To act out of anger or spite in a way that ends up causing more harm to oneself than to the intended target; to make a self-destructive decision in an attempt to hurt someone else.

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