a glutton for punishment

someone who does a lot of something that most people find unpleasant I told my brother he could ask his best friend to come along to the movies with us - I really must be a glutton for punishment.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of glutton (a person who eats or drinks too much)

a glutton for punishment

(humorous)

someone who seems to like working hard or doing things that most people would find unpleasant So as well as a full-time job and a family to look after, she's started taking an evening class. She's a glutton for punishment, that woman.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Knox	NAHKS	English
Balfour	-	English (Rare)
Nidia	-	Spanish
Lusineh	-	Armenian
Shema'yah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Marcelo	mahr-THE-lo (Spanish), mahr-SE-lo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese