cut off one's nose to spite one's face in Russian
cut off one's nose to spite one's face in Russian
вы́колю себе́ глаз, пусть у тёщи зять криво́й бу́дет
(idiomatic) To harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.
назло́ ма́ме отморо́жу у́ши
(idiomatic) To harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.