Смысл: punishpunish[ʹpʌnıʃ] v <Í> 1. наказывать, карать; налагать взыскание to punish theft - карать за воровство the boy is punished for disobedience - мальчик наказан за непослушание murder is punished by death - убийство карается смертной казнью 2. разг.грубо обращаться to punish a horse - загнать лошадь he really punishs the car - он совершенно не щадит /не жалеет/ машину 3. разг. 1) причинять повреждения the ships were considerably punished by the batteries - батареи причинили кораблям значительные повреждения to punish the engine - «запороть» движок 2) воен.обстреливать; бомбить 3) избить, исколошматить the blows of his opponent punished him severely - удары противника сильно его измотали 4. шутл.много есть, набрасываться (на еду, питьё) to punish a bottle of port - прикончить /уговорить/ бутылочку портвейна the boy punished the roly-poly pudding - мальчик набросился на пудинг с вареньем Í>
punish Идиома
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.
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.
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