- in spite of yourself
- if you do something in spite of yourself, you do it even though you did not want or plan to do it
I think she had a good time in spite of herself.
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in spite of yourself — phrase if you do something in spite of yourself, you do it even though you did not want or plan to do it I think she had a good time in spite of herself. Thesaurus: not free or independentsynonym Main entry: spite * * * in spite of yourself :… … Useful english dictionary
spite — spite1 W3 [spaıt] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: despite (noun) (13 20 centuries); DESPITE] 1.) in spite of sth without being affected or prevented by something = ↑despite ▪ We went out in spite of the rain. ▪ Kelly loved her husband in spite of … Dictionary of contemporary English
spite — spite1 [ spaıt ] noun uncount ** a feeling of wanting to upset someone or cause problems for them, especially because you think something is unfair: a candidate motivated by political spite out of spite: She refused out of spite. in spite of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spite — 1 noun 1 in spite of without being prevented by something; despite: We went out in spite of the rain. | in spite of the fact that: Kelly loved her husband in spite of the fact that he drank too much. 2 (U) a feeling of wanting to hurt or upset… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spite — [[t]spa͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) PHR PREP You use in spite of to introduce a fact which makes the rest of the statement you are making seem surprising. Josef Krips at the State Opera hired her in spite of the fact that she had never sung on stage... Their… … English dictionary
spite — I UK [spaɪt] / US noun [uncountable] ** a feeling of wanting to upset someone or cause problems for them, especially because you think something is unfair a candidate motivated by political spite out of spite: She refused out of spite. • in spite … English dictionary
Spite and Malice — is a card game for two or more players; it is a form of competitive solitaire. It is also known as Cat and Mouse and commercially sold as Skip Bo. A different card game also known as Spite and Malice is sold by Hasbro… … Wikipedia
cut off your nose to spite your face — 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 … English idioms
Worship Yourself (EP) — Infobox Album Name = Worship Yourself Type = EP Artist = Kinesis Released = 2001 Recorded = Studio Studio, Rochdale Genre = Alternative rock Length = 27:35 Label = White Noise Recordings Producer = Kinesis Worship Yourself was Kinesis first… … Wikipedia
cut off your nose to spite your face — Meaning Disadvantage yourself in order to do harm to an adversary. Origin Proverbial … Meaning and origin of phrases
