10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CUT OFF ONE'S NOSE TO SPITE ONE'S FACE»
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
... CAN'T SEE BEYOND THE END OF ONE'S NOSE; COUNT NOSES; CUT OFF
ONE'S NOSE TO SPITE ONE'S FACE; FOLLOW ONE'S NOSE; KEEP ONE'S
NOSE CLEAN; LEAD BY THE NOSE; LOOK DOWN ON (ONE'S NOSE AT); NO
SKIN ...
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Dictionary of Idiomatic English Phrases
C. Readk. Perhaps Maurice may bo able to drive Lanfrey out of the field— put his
nose out of joint, and marry the girl himself.— Miw. E. Lvnn Linton. To cut off one's
nose to spite one's face — to act from anger in such a way as to injure oneself.
W R Wftif - ) plain as the nose on your face PLAIN to bloody someone's nose M.
BLOODY to count noses M. COUNT • to cut off one's nose to spite one's face fil
SSIIA&MST § £. ; BttUTo anger his parents, Tom married that stupid widow ...
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A Dictionary of Proverbs
The metaphorical phrase to cut off one's nose to spite one's face is very
frequently found. Cf. medieval L. male ulciscitur dedecus sibi illatum, qui amputat
nasum suum, he who cuts off his nose takes poor revenge for a shame inflicted
on him; ...
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A Dictionary of Slang and Colloquial English: Abridged from ...
... spite of your nose, in your teeth ; to bite (or to cut off) one's nose to spite one's
face, to be revenged to one's own detriment ; to tell (or to count) noses, to appeal
to numbers ; to make a person's nose swell, to make jealous ; to measure noses,
...
John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley, 1905
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
cut into cut off one's nose to spite one's face 3. i pres udhen nje making (ne te
njejten korsi) □ Impatient drivers who habitually cut in are bound to cause an
accident sooner or later, □ After passing several cars, David cut in too soon and
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To cut off one's nose to spite one's face. [Stultum est vicinum velle uleisci
incendio. - Publ. Syr., 61 1. Henri iv concut fort bien que detruire Paris, c'etoit,
comme on dit, se couper le nez pour faire depit a son visage. - c.1658: Tallemant
des ...
George Latimer Apperson, Martin H. Manser, Stephen J. Curtis, 2005
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1930. 1976 "you can't see further than the end of
your nose!" (p. 96) Porter, Joyce. Dover and the Claret Tappers. 1976. Woodstock
, Vt.: Foul Play Press, 1992. To cut off one's nose to spite one's face (APP 263; ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
noose put one's head in a noose sue head. nose cut off one's nose to spite one's
face (derog) to proceed with an action which harms oneself rather than miss the
opportunity which it offers of harming someone else: Handing inyour resignation
...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
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1001 IDIOMS
TO MASTER YOUR ENGLISH
Cut off one's nose to spite one's face—To take a chance that harms one's own
interests E.g. Arthur cheated in the exam because he wanted to get a good mark.
But he failed. He cut off his nose to spite his face. Turn up one's nose at someone
...
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