unis 成语

a sucker for punishment

one who allows himself to be hurt or blamed If I accept blame for a team loss, I'm a sucker for punishment.

communist

stupid and/or bad

glutton for punishment

Idiom(s): glutton for punishment

Theme: PEOPLE

someone who seems to like doing or seeking out difficult, unpleasant, or badly paid tasks.
• If you want to work for this charity, you'll have to be a glutton for punishment and work long hours for nothing.
• Jane must be a real glutton for punishment. She's typing Bill's manuscript free of charge, and he doesn't even thank her.

No good deed goes unpunished

This means that life is unfair and people can do or try to do good things and still end up in a lot of trouble.

glutton for punishment|glutton|punishment

n. phr. A greedy person; someone who wants too much of something, such as food or drink, which will make him sick. Fred eats so much red meat that he is a regular glutton for punishment.

in unison

in unison
1) In complete agreement, harmonizing exactly. For example, Their opinion was in unison with ours. [Early 1800s]
2) Saying the same thing at the same time, simultaneously, as in The whole class answered in unison. [Late 1800s] Both usages allude to the unison of music, a single identical pitch.

punishment

punishment
see glutton for punishment.

unison

unison
in unison
1) sounding the same note at the same time
2) sounding together in octaves
3) with all the voices or instruments performing the same part: said of a musical composition or passage
4) uttering the same words, or producing the same sound, at the same time

More Idioms/Phrases

undersigned understand unemployed unglue unglued unheard of uniform union unison unity unkindest cut unknown quantity unlikely unseen unstuck until untimely

English Vocalbulary

be a dead loss be a disgrace to... be a favorite with sb. be a fool for one's pains be a fool to... be a fool to sth. be a host in oneself be a law unto oneself be a loser by sth be a mass of be a mind to do sth be a oner at be a scandal to be a terror to sb be a unit be abbreviated to... be abhorrent of be abhorrent of...