Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Cut off one's nose to spite one's face'. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Cut off one's nose to spite one's face'.

A. To harm oneself to get revenge

B. To hurt oneself while trying to hurt another

C. To get plastic surgery

D. To help someone

Answer: Option B

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It means to act out of spite in a way that damages one's own interests.

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