glutton for punishment

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)One who persists in an effort in spite of harmful or unpleasant results.Synonym:sucker for punishmentI should have quit this job long ago, but I guess I'm just aglutton for punishment.2021October 6, Paul Bigland, “The hills were alive... again”, inRAIL, number941, page54:Othergluttons for punishmentinclude Phil Whittingham, from Avanti West Coast, who has returned for four events in a row.

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