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Что (кто) такое cut off one's nose to spite one's face - определение

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 one's nose to spite one's face      
disadvantage oneself through a wilful attempt to gain an advantage or assert oneself.
Thumbing one's nose         
  • Statue of a [[street urchin]] performing the gesture, Ashton-under-Lyne, UK
  • [[Stalin]] performing the gesture in the 1940s
GESTURE OF INSULT AND DEFIANCE
Thumbing your nose; Cock a snook; Queen Anne's Fan; Anne's fan; Thumbing the nose; Anne's Fan; Thumbing nose; Thumbed his nose; Cocking a snook
Thumbing one's nose, also known as cocking a snook, is a sign of derision or contempt, made by putting the thumb on the nose, holding the palm open and perpendicular to the face, and wiggling the remaining fingers.'Cock a snook' – the meaning and origin of this phrase, Phrases.

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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.