كيف تنطق "cut off your nose to spite your face"

expression

KUT-awf yor NOHZ tuh SPYTE yor FAYS

KUT-of yawz NOHZ too SPYTE yaw FAYS

التعريف

To hurt yourself in an attempt to harm someone else, often out of anger or stubbornness, even though your own situation gets worse.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈkət/ /ˈɔf/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈnoʊz/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈspaɪt/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈfeɪs

الإنجليزية البريطانية

kˈʌt/ /ˈɒf/ /jˈɔː/ /nˈəʊz/ /tˈuː/ /spˈaɪt/ /jˈɔː/ /fˈeɪs

أمريكي

KUT-awf yor NOHZ tuh SPYTE yor FAYS

بريطاني

KUT-of yawz NOHZ too SPYTE yaw FAYS

If you quit your job just to prove a point, you could cut off your nose to spite your face.

She refused help even though it meant more work—she didn't want to cut off her nose to spite her face.

Don't cut off your nose to spite your face by ignoring your friends because you're upset.

By refusing to apologize, he's just cutting off his nose to spite his face—no one else cares.