Translation of "cut off its nose" to Russian
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Dictionary translations for "cut off its nose"
cut off its nose
verb
Contexts with "cut off its nose"
Most people initially assumed that the EU would not “cut off its nose to spite its face”: after all, an amicable divorce seems to be in everyone’s interest.
Изначально большинство людей предполагало, что ЕС не будет «отрезать себе нос, чтоб отомстить лицу», ведь кажется, что дружественный развод в их общих интересах.
China’s insistence that it has no intention to disrupt commercial shipping or flight lanes should be believed; to do otherwise would be to cut off its nose to spite its face.
Следует поверить настойчивым заверениям Китая, будто у него нет намерений препятствовать коммерческому мореходству или авиасообщению. Действуя иначе, можно навредить самим себе.
(The Trump administration may also attempt to get Moscow to cut off its military sales to Iran.)
(Администрация Трампа может также попытаться добиться от Москвы прекращения ее продаж оружия Ирану).
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