sucker for punishment
noun phrase
: a person who is attracted to pain, suffering, difficulty, etc.
He keeps playing football despite all his injuries. I guess he's a sucker for punishment.
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Any suckers for punishment who decided to glance over their shoulder would have seen a portrait of starkly different emotions.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Sucker for punishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sucker%20for%20punishment. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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