cut off your nose to spite your face
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cut off your nose to spite your face — idiom
1. To do something out of anger that harms yourself as well as the person you want
1.idiom
Definition
To do something out of anger that harms yourself as well as the person you want to hurt.
Example
He quit his job to upset his boss, cutting off his nose to spite his face.
Why would you cut off your nose to spite your face by refusing help?