out of spite

Done because of one's own spiteful, vengeful, or malicious feelings or intentions. The disgruntled postal worker stole hundreds of people's private letters after being fired and began posting them online out of spite. The judge and I had an argument a few years ago, so I think she's overruling my objections today just out of spite.

out of spite

with the desire to harm someone or something. Jane told some evil gossip about Bill out of spite. That was not an accident! You did it out of spite.

词组	out of spite
释义	out of spite out of spite Done because of one's own spiteful, vengeful, or malicious feelings or intentions. The disgruntled postal worker stole hundreds of people's private letters after being fired and began posting them online out of spite. The judge and I had an argument a few years ago, so I think she's overruling my objections today just out of spite. See also: of, out, spite Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. out of spite with the desire to harm someone or something. Jane told some evil gossip about Bill out of spite. That was not an accident! You did it out of spite. See also: of, out, spite McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: poison pen junkyard (as) mean as a junkyard dog meaner than a junkyard dog one's claws are showing (one's) claws are showing claw dine with the devil sup with the devil spyware References in periodicals archive Project "Skopje 2014: is built out of spite. The Triumphal Gate will be built out of spite and lions are mounted out of spite. Triumph of the spite
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