cut off your nose to spite your face
成語所屬單字nose
cut off your nose to spite your face — 慣用語
1. To do something out of anger that harms yourself as well as the person you want
1.慣用語
釋義
損人不利己
To do something out of anger that harms yourself as well as the person you want to hurt.
例句
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?