cut off one's nose to spite one's face
причинить вред себе, желая досадить другому
If David refused to make any advantageous deals, he would be cutting off his nose to spite his face.
Другие идиомы:
- keep one's nose to the grindstone
- on the nose
- under (someone's) nose
- cut a deal
- cut above (someone or something)
- cut one's losses
- cut to the chase
- pay through the nose for (something)
- put (someone's) nose out of joint
- cut out the deadwood
- thumb one's nose at (someone or something)
- cut across
- win by a nose
- hold one's nose
- as plain as the nose on one's face