Cutting off the nose to spite the face
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"Cutting off the nose to spite the face" is an expression used to describe a needlessly self-destructive over-reaction to a problem: "Don't cut off your nose to spite your face" is a warning against acting out of pique, or against pursuing revenge in a way that would damage oneself more than the object of one's anger.
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See also
- Rhinectomy, the removal of the nose
- Appeal to spite
- Inequity aversion
- Pyrrhic victory
- Self-harm
- Spite (sentiment)
- The Virgin Martyr
- Moby-Dick
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