In+spite+of
111cut off one's nose to spite one's face — {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./ …
112to spite one's face — See: CUT OFF ONE S NOSE TO SPITE ONE S FACE …
113In spite of the teeth — Tooth Tooth (t[=oo]th), n.; pl. {Teeth} (t[=e]th). [OE. toth,tooth, AS. t[=o][eth]; akin to OFries. t[=o]th, OS. & D. tand, OHG. zang, zan, G. zahn, Icel. t[ o]nn, Sw. & Dan. tand, Goth. tumpus, Lith. dantis, W. dant, L. dens, dentis, Gr. odoy s …
114in spite of — phrasal in defiance or contempt of ; without being prevented by < succeeded in spite of their opposition > …
115Betsy in Spite of Herself — (1946) is the sixth volume in the Betsy Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace. The story covers Betsy and Tacy s sophomore, or tenth grade, year in high school and re introduces the character of Tib Muller, now living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. During… …
116The Warlock in Spite of Himself — is a science fantasy novel by American author Christopher Stasheff, published in 1969. It is the first book in the Warlock of Gramarye series. PlotThe novel centers around Rod Gallowglass, a SCENT agent, who stumbles across the planet Gramarye.… …
117full of spite — index malevolent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
118in spite of — index irrespective, notwithstanding, regardless Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
119despite, in spite of — There is no distinction between the two. A common construction is seen here: But despite the fall in sterling, Downing Street officials were at pains to play down any suggestion of crisis (Daily Telegraph). Because despite and in spite of… …
120despite, in spite of — There is no distinction between the two. A common construction is seen here: But despite the fall in sterling, Downing Street officials were at pains to play down any suggestion of crisis (Daily Telegraph). Because despite and in spite of… …
