glutton for punishment
noun phrase
: a person able to do things that are very difficult or that other people dislike
Most people want no part of that job so that guy must be a real glutton for punishment.
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If any gluttons for punishment are truly dedicated, then their best bet is to apparently rely on tweezers to carefully rotate and complete the puzzle.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2024
Here, a glutton for punishment, Abbasi enters the world of his film.
—Michael Appler, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
Sixteen gluttons for punishment were somehow convinced to enter the Big Brother house on this week's two-part season 26 premiere.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 July 2024
But there's no need to be a glutton for punishment, either.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2022
Either that, or the Saint Mary’s basketball coach is a glutton for punishment.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2022
Todd Orlando is apparently a glutton for punishment.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2021
While those who can stand the heat could do worse than hiking in the southern half of the country in the middle of the summer, adventurers not glutton for punishment will be duly rewarded with a visit to Caesars Head State Park just outside of Greenville, a great base for exploring the region.
—Stacey Lastoe, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2021
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2024
Here, a glutton for punishment, Abbasi enters the world of his film.
—Michael Appler, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
Sixteen gluttons for punishment were somehow convinced to enter the Big Brother house on this week's two-part season 26 premiere.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 July 2024
But there's no need to be a glutton for punishment, either.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2022
Either that, or the Saint Mary’s basketball coach is a glutton for punishment.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2022
Todd Orlando is apparently a glutton for punishment.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2021
While those who can stand the heat could do worse than hiking in the southern half of the country in the middle of the summer, adventurers not glutton for punishment will be duly rewarded with a visit to Caesars Head State Park just outside of Greenville, a great base for exploring the region.
—Stacey Lastoe, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2021
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“Glutton for punishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glutton%20for%20punishment. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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