English Dictionary

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

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.

日本語の意味

敵に対して仕返しを試みるあまり、自分自身にも害を及ぼす行動を取ること / 報復のために、自己破壊的な決断をしてしまう状況

Refusing to cooperate with the new system will only cut off one's nose to spite one's face, leaving us all worse off.

新しいシステムに協力することを拒めば、相手を傷つけようとして自分が損をするだけで、結局私たち全員が不利益を被ることになる。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.

cuts off one's nose to spite one's face （ present singular third-person ）

cutting off one's nose to spite one's face （ participle present ）

cut off one's nose to spite one's face （ participle past ）

cut off one's nose to spite one's face （ past ）