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cut off one's nose to spite one's face meaning in Romanian

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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]

[lit. to hit oneself in the head] a-și da singur în capverbă

[lit. to steal one's own cap] a-și fura singur căciulaverbă