"cut off one’s nose to spite one’s face" meaning in Anglais

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Verb

IPA: \kʌt ɒf wʌn‿z nəʊz tuː spaɪt wʌn‿z feɪs\ Audio: En-au-cut off one's nose to spite one's face.ogg
  1. Se faire du tort comme conséquence de tenter de nuire à un adversaire. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-cut_off_one’s_nose_to_spite_one’s_face-en-verb-J4cqudo4 Categories (other): Métaphores en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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    "(Date à préciser) Littéralement « se couper le nez pour contrarier son visage »."
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