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She was cutting off her nose to spite her face

Swedish translation: såga av den gren man själv sitter på

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English term or phrase:	She was cutting off her nose to spite her face
Swedish translation:	såga av den gren man själv sitter på
Entered by:	Lars Palmer

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00:57 Feb 8, 2006

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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

English term or phrase: She was cutting off her nose to spite her face

I know the meaning, i just can´t think of anything equivalent in Swedish

Lars Palmer KudoZ activity Questions: 281 (4 open) (4 without valid answers) (68 closed without grading) Answers: 95
Local time: 07:59

såga av den gren man själv sitter på

Explanation:
Man kan även tänka sig det modernare och mer vanvördiga "bita sig själv i röven" beroende på den övriga kontexten.

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-02-08 02:33:36 GMT)
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Jag borde naturligtvis skrivit "Hon sågade av grenen hon själv satt på", eller "Hon bet sig själv i röven" med tanke på hur du ställde frågan.

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EKM
Local time: 12:59

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Japp, Mårten. Perfekt.Tack!!
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såga av den gren man själv sitter på

EKM

Hon gjorde det bara värre för sig själv

MadeleineK

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she was cutting off her nose to spite her face

såga av den gren man själv sitter på

EKM
Local time: 12:59
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Swedish
PRO pts in category: 8

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Japp, Mårten. Perfekt.Tack!!

8 hrs confidence:

she was cutting off her nose to spite her face Hon gjorde det bara värre för sig själv

Explanation:
Ett annat förslag.. alternativt "Det gick bara ut över henne själv" beroende på vad som passar bäst i sammanhanget.

:)

MadeleineK
Local time: 12:59
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Swedish

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