1.Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.

别割掉鼻子报复自己的脸。劝人不要意气用事，自讨苦吃。

对话①：

A：Our teacher seems to disllike me.I'll ask my parents to change school for me.

我们老师看来不喜欢我。我要让父母为我换一所学校。

B：Why cut off your nose to spite your face?

为什么要割掉鼻子报复自己的脸?

2.Don't quarrel witll your bread and butter.

别和你的黄油面包过不去。劝人不要意气用事，自砸饭碗。

对话②：

A：The boss is unfair to lls.I'm quitting.Will you go with me?

老板对我们不公平。我要辞职。你和不和我一起走?

B：I won't quarrel with my bread and butter.

我不和自己的黄油面包过不去。

类似意思的谚语、格言还有：

3.Don't cry stinking fish.

不要叫卖“臭鱼”。劝人勿自贬身价。

4.Don't make a rod for your own back.

别做个鞭子抽自己的背。

5.Don't make yourself a mouse,or the cat will eat you.

不要把自己变成老鼠，否财猫就会吃掉你。劝人勿自贬身价。

6.Make yourself all honey and the flies will devour you.

把自己变成蜂蜜就会被苍蝇吞掉。劝人勿自贬身价。

7.Don't cut the bough you are standing on.

莫砍断自己站的树枝。