Were Glutton for Punishment?
Someone Who Habitually Takes on Burdensome or Unpleasant Tasks or Unreasonable Amounts of Work. This Expression Originated as a Glutton for Work in the Late...
Someone who habitually takes on burdensome or unpleasant tasks or unreasonable amounts of work. This expression originated as a glutton for work in the late 1800s, punishment being substituted about a century later. ...
Was a glutton for punishment meaning?
: a person who enjoys things that other people dislike That guy's a real glutton for punishment.
What do you call a person who is a glutton for punishment?
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A masochist, a person who seeks out odious or onerous tasks, or habitually takes on more than is reasonable.