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What (who) is cut off nose to spite face - definition

EXPRESSION; HARMING THE SELF UNINTENTIONALLY TRYING TO SOLVE A PROBLEM OR GET REVENGE
Cutting off the nose to spite face; Don't cut off your nose to spite your face; Cutting off your nose to spite your face; Cut off your nose to spite your face; Cutting off the nose to spite the face

Cutting off one's nose to spite one's face         
"Cutting off one's nose to spite one's face" is an expression used to describe a needlessly self-destructive overreaction to a problem: "Don't cut off your nose to spite your face" is a warning against acting out of pique, or against pursuing revenge in a way that would damage oneself more than the object of one's anger.The Phrase Finder definition
cut off nose to spite face      
see spite
List of Face Off episodes         
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Face Off is an American reality television game show on the Syfy cable network in which a group of prosthetic makeup artists compete against each other to create prostheses such as those found in science fiction and horror films.

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Cutting off one's nose to spite one's face

"Cutting off one's nose to spite one's face" is an expression used to describe a needlessly self-destructive overreaction to a problem: "Don't cut off your nose to spite your face" is a warning against acting out of pique, or against pursuing revenge in a way that would damage oneself more than the object of one's anger.