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.
Examples of sucker for punishment in a Sentence
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But there's no need to be a glutton for punishment, either.
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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
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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