cut off one's nose to spite one's face
cut off one's nose to spite one's face · cuts off one's nose to spite one's face · cut off one's nose to spite one's face · cutting off one's nose to spite one's face
назло маме отморожу уши, выколю себе глаз, пусть у тёщи зять кривой будет
sich ins eigene Fleisch schneiden
To harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversaryTo harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.
» He has a cut mark on his face.
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1 senses(idiomatic)To harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.
sich ins eigene Fleisch schneiden
вы́колю себе́ глаз, пусть у тёщи зять криво́й бу́детvýkolju sebé glaz, pustʹ u tjóšči zjatʹ krivój búdet, назло́ ма́ме отморо́жу у́шиnazló máme otmoróžu úši
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7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary:
Forms
cuts off one's nose to spite one's face, cutting off one's nose to spite one's face, cut off one's nose to spite one's face, cut off one's nose to spite one's face| Base form | cut off one's nose to spite one's face · to cut off one's nose to spite one's face |
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| 3rd person singular | cuts off one's nose to spite one's face |
| Present participle | cutting off one's nose to spite one's face |
| Past simple | cut off one's nose to spite one's face |
| Past participle | cut off one's nose to spite one's face |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | cut off one's nose to spite one's face |
| he, she, it | cuts off one's nose to spite one's face |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | cut off one's nose to spite one's face |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have cut off one's nose to spite one's face |
| he, she, it | has cut off one's nose to spite one's face |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will cut off one's nose to spite one's face |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle