spite

See: CUT OFF ONE'S NOSE TO SPITE ONE'S FACE.

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cut off one's nose to spite one's face

[cut off one's nose to spite one's face] {v. phr.} To suffer from an action intended originally to harm another person. * /In walking out and leaving his employer in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in spite of

[in spite of] {prep. phr.} Against the influence or effect of; in opposition to; defying the effect of; despite. * /In spite of the bad storm John delivered his papers […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

nose

[nose] See: [COUNT HEADS] or [COUNT NOSES], [CUT OFF ONE'S NOSE TO SPITE ONE'S FACE], [FOLLOW ONE'S NOSE], [GO INTO A TAIL SPIN] or [GO INTO A NOSE DIVE], [HARD-NOSED], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

to spite one's face

[to spite one's face] See: [CUT OFF ONE'S NOSE TO SPITE ONE'S FACE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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