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cutting off the nose to spite the face
Definition:  doing something to hurt others, without considering that you might feel the pain as well
Usage:  the manager refused to pay his employees’ increase, consequently they downed the tools; he then realised that he was cutting off the nose to spite the face
SEPEDI
Translation:  go ripa nko, go swina sefahlego
Proverb: sehlola go hlola sa kgomo sa motho se a itlholela
XITSONGA
Translation:  ku tsema nhompfu u lava ku khanya xikandza
Proverb: u nga dungi xihlovo loko u heta ku nwa mati
TSHIVENḒA
Translation:  u ṱhukhula ningo hu u ṱoḓa u vhaisa tshifhaṱuwo
Proverb: a u vhulahi phondi nga u nwa mulimo