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cut off one's nose to spite one's face▼(harm oneself as a result of trying to harm an adversary)
verb
[UK: kʌt ɒf wʌnz nəʊz tuː spaɪt wʌnz feɪs] [US: ˈkət ˈɒf wʌnz noʊz ˈtuː ˈspaɪt wʌnz ˈfeɪs]

shoot oneself in the foot▼(to act against one's own interest)
verb