- punish yourself
- to do something that makes you suffer
Why punish yourself by working harder than you need to?
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punish yourself
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punish — pun|ish [ˈpʌnıʃ] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: punir, from Latin punire, from poena; PAIN1] 1.) to make someone suffer because they have done something wrong or broken the law →↑punishment, punitive ↑punitive ▪ Smacking is not an… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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punish*/ — [ˈpʌnɪʃ] verb [T] to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something bad or illegal He was punished for stealing.[/ex] • punish yourself to do something that makes you suffer[/ex] Why punish yourself by working harder than you … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
punish */*/ — UK [ˈpʌnɪʃ] / US verb [transitive, often passive] Word forms punish : present tense I/you/we/they punish he/she/it punishes present participle punishing past tense punished past participle punished to make someone suffer because they have done… … English dictionary
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