"A glutton for punishment" nghĩa là gì?

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"A glutton for punishment" = kẻ ham trừng phạt -> nghĩa là cứ tiếp tục làm những công việc mặc dù biết hậu quả của chúng không tốt đẹp.

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However, that doesn’t mean I’m not a glutton for punishment, so today I’ll ask that you join me in reliving (hồi tưởng) those final two minutes and eight seconds of regulation. Those 128 seconds will now live on in UNC basketball infamy (điều ô nhục).

Picking every NFL game against the spread is easy -- until you actually need to make it official. "Expertise'' has a not-so-funny way of wilting when records (kết quả) are kept. I am picking every NFL game ATS for the fifth straight season, which makes me a glutton for punishment.

To be fair, Jo appears to be a glutton for punishment throughout (xuyên suốt) the movie, repeatedly watching people read her stories right in front of her—an experience that would prompt (thúc giục) many creative types to have a nervous breakdown on the spot.

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