Poor Geppetto kept cutting it and cutting it, but the more he cut, the longer grew that impertinent nose.

可怜的杰佩托不停地切呀切，可是他越切，那个无礼的鼻子就越长。

youdao

The Tories’ decision to oppose all unfunded tax cuts is a classic example of cutting off your nose to spite your face.

保守党反对任何短期减税方案，这一决定是典型的“搬起石头砸自己的脚”。

youdao

It's cutting your finger, it's oiling your bike, it's picking your nose!

是割破了你的手指，是给你的自行车上油，是挖你的鼻子！

youdao

It was in his own interest, cutting your nose off to spite your face is not always the best solution.

BBC: Wales manager John Toshack

There's standing on principle, Swayne says, and then there's cutting off your nose to spite your face.

NPR: For Some, Civil Unions Gain Second-Class Stigma

The deputy first minister accused the UK government of being in danger of "cutting off their nose to spite their face".

BBC: Scottish money