το γινάτι βγάζει μάτι

Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toɾa ʝiˈnati ˈvɣazi ˈmati/
• Hyphenation: το γι‧νά‧τι βγά‧ζει μά‧τι

Proverb

το γινάτι βγάζει μάτι • (to gináti vgázei máti) (literally: Stubbornness takes out your eye)

1. cutting off one's nose to spite one's face, hoist by one's own petard (of cases where someone stubborn is hurt more than the person with whom they're being stubborn)