make your problem worse, hurt yourself because you dislike yourself If you abuse drugs to forget a problem, you are cutting off your nose to spite your face.
in spite of
in opposition to, despite In spite of the terrible weather we went to the beach for a picnic.
scared spitless
very frightened, scared stiff Believe me. I was scared spitless when the wolves started to howl.
spitting image
exact resemblance He is a spitting image of his father.
spitting mad
very angry, pissed off Mom was spitting mad when you ran across her flower garden.
spitting nails
very angry, very mad, hot, pissed Art was spitting nails when my dog scratched the paint on his car.
the spitting image
one who looks like someone, a dead ringer Patty is the spitting image of her mother - same face, same hair.
in spite of oneself
not withstanding one's own efforts 尽管有所努力；情不自禁；不由自主地 At the sight of his little sister dressed up for the play in the role of an old woman he laughed aloud in spite of himself．看到自己的小妹妹扮演剧中老太大的角色，他情不自禁地哈哈大笑起来。 On hearing the news，the poor old man cried in spite of himself．听到这消息，这位可怜的老人不由自主地哭起来了。 On hearing the joke， they all laughed in spite of themselves．听了这个笑话，他们全都情不自禁地笑了起来。
spit out
say sth．angrily or sharply愤怒地说；尖刻地说 I'll never forget the way he spat out our names．我永远也不会忘了他喊我们名字时的那种愤怒样子。 He spat the story out with bitter anger．他愤怒地讲述这段故事。
walk the hospital
practise as a student to observe the methods of physicians and surgeons到医院实习 You have to walk the hospital for a time as part of your medical course．你必须在医院实习一段时期，作为医学课程的一部分。 Medical students are required to walk the hospital for a period of time before their graduation．医科大学生毕业前必须到医院实习一段时间。
the spit and image of
Idiom(s): be the spit and image of someone AND be the spitting image of someone
Theme: APPEARANCE - LOOKS
to look very much like someone; to resemble someone very closely. (Folksy. The first version has fixed order. The second version is a frequent error.) • John is the spit and image of his father. • I'm not the spitting image of anyone.
spit sth up
Idiom(s): spit (sth) up
Theme: VOMIT
to throw something up; to vomit something. • I guess that the food didn't agree with the dog, because he spit it up. • The baby has been spitting up all morning. • Bob spit up his whole dinner.
cut off one's nose to spite one's face
Idiom(s): cut off one's nose to spite one's face
Theme: HARM
a phrase meaning that one harms oneself in trying to punish another person. (The phrase is variable in form. Note the examples.) • Billy loves the zoo, but he refused to go with his mother because he was mad at her. He cut off his nose to spite his face. • Find a better way to be angry. It is silly to cut your nose off to spite your face.
the spitting image of
Idiom(s): be the spit and image of someone AND be the spitting image of someone
Theme: APPEARANCE - LOOKS
to look very much like someone; to resemble someone very closely. (Folksy. The first version has fixed order. The second version is a frequent error.) • John is the spit and image of his father. • I'm not the spitting image of anyone.
Spit blood
If someone is spitting blood, they are absolutely furious.
Spit it out
People say this when someone has something to say but is too embarrassed, shy, etc, to say it.
Spit the dummy
Reference to an infant spitting out their dummy (or pacifier) in order to cry. 'To spit the dummy' is to give up.
cut off one's nose to spite one's face|cut|face|no
v. phr. To suffer from an action intended originally to harm another person. In walking out and leaving his employer in the lurch, John really cut off his nose to spite his face, since no business wanted to hire him afterwards.
in spite of|spite
prep. phr. Against the influence or effect of; in opposition to; defying the effect of; despite. In spite of the bad storm John delivered his papers on time.In spite of all their differences, Joan and Ann remain friends.
piss into the wedding cake|cake|piss|spit into the
v. phr., vulgar, avoidable To spoil someone's pleasure or celebration by doing or saying something harsh or unseemly in an otherwise happy gathering; bring up depressing or unhappy subjects at a supposedly happy time. Stuart really spit into the wedding cake when he told Burt in a bragging fashion that Lucy, Burl's bride, used to be his girlfriend.
spit and image|image|spit|spitting|spitting image
n.informal An exact likeness; a duplicate. John is the spitting image of his grandfather.That vase is the spitting image of one I wanted to buy in Boston. Compare: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON.
spit up|spit
v. To vomit a little. The baby always spits up when he is burped.Put a bib on the baby. I don't want him to spit up on his clean clothes.
despite
despite in despite of 1) in defiance of 2) in spite of
spit
spit spit up to regurgitate or cough up
spit and polish
spit and polish Close attention to appearance and order, as in With a little spit and polish this house will sell very quickly. This expression originated in the military, presumably alluding to literally shining up something with the aid of a little saliva. There it also came to mean “too much attention to appearance, and not enough to more important concerns,” as in The commander is so concerned with spit and polish that he overlooks the crew's morale. [Late 1800s]
spit up
spit up Vomit, as in Infants often spit up part of their milk.
spitting distance A very short distance, as in We were in spitting distance of winning the pennant but then we lost three games in a row. Alluding to the relatively short distance over which one's spit will carry, this idiom was first recorded in 1895 as within spitting range.
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