glutton for punishment
Loves unnecessary hardship
Someone who repeatedly accepts or seeks out difficult, painful, or unpleasant situations is a glutton for punishment.
The phrase suggests an appetite for hardship that seems irrational to others: You're taking another shift? You're a glutton for punishment.
It's often used with self-deprecating humor when acknowledging one's own tendency to invite trouble.
- masochisticPleasure from own pain
- asking for itInviting negative consequences
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- excessSurplus beyond need
workaholism · going the extra mile · perseverance · determination · grit · endurance · burning the candle at both ends · tenacity · stubbornness · never say die · self-sacrifice · resilience · bingeing · extreme sports · greediness · self-flagellation · no pain no gain · boot camps
glutton for punishmentpath of least resistance
Course requiring least effort
looks out for number one · quitter · fair-weather friend · easy way out · pleasure-seeker
glutton for punishmenthedonist
Seeker of sensual satisfaction
pleasure seeker · sybarite · takes it easy · couch potato · lazy
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