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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.

schmooze

make relaxed, casual conversation.

shmooze

visit with, be friendly, rub shoulders with You don't have to sell wine. Just shmooze with the clients.

knahmsayin

do you know what I am saying?

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.

An Englishman's home is his castle.

An Englishman's home is a place where he feels safe, enjoys privacy and can do as he wishes.

Like Chinese arithmetic

If something is complicated and hard to understand, it's like Chinese arithmetic.

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.

establishment

establishment
the Establishment
1) the social, economic, and political leaders as of a nation, regarded as holding the chief measure of power and influence
2) the ruling inner circle or dominant group of any field of endeavor, organization, institution, etc.
3) established church

poor as a churchmouse

poor as a churchmouse
Having little or no wealth and few possessions, as in She's poor as a churchmouse, so you can't expect her to donate anything. The reason for this long-used simile is unclear, but most believe that, since churches are not known for storing food, a mouse inside one would fare poorly. It has survived such earlier phrases as poor as Job. [Second half of 1600s]