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brute for punishment

brute for punishment noun: one who endures, or who can endure, a great deal of pain, hardship, or other adversity.

Noun

brute for punishment (plural brutes for punishment)

  1. (dated, possibly, set phrase) One who endures, or who can endure, a great deal of pain, hardship, or other adversity.
    • "That's not auto camping at all," Henry scoffed. "I mean the real thing—every night in a different place and lots of miles covered every day."
      "Gosh!" exclaimed Gus. You are a brute for punishment!"1926 June, Martin Bunn, "Before You Go Auto Camping," Popular Science Monthly, p. 66 (Google preview) (retrieved 2 March 2018)
    • A brute for punishment, a beauty for looks! Engineered to outserve and outperform all ordinary trucks.1938, Fargo Commercial Trucks vintage advertisement (image at Pinterest), retrieved 02 Mar 2018

Examples of brute for punishment in a sentence

  • "I know the English soldier is a brute for punishment, but I can't figure out why they don't take the bull by the horns and do something to make life more pleasant."1964, Alexander McKee, Caen: Anvil of Victory, →ISBN, retrieved 02 Mar 2018:
  • “I guess I’m a brute for punishment,” he said laughing.2012 April 27, Michael Tucker and Hannah Stiff, "Gallatin Valley School Board Election," Belgrade News (Bozeman, Montana) (retrieved 2...

Synonyms of brute for punishment

Forms of brute for punishment

pluralbrutes for punishment

Questions about brute for punishment

What does brute for punishment mean?
Brute for punishment means one who endures, or who can endure, a great deal of pain, hardship, or other adversity.
How do you use brute for punishment in a sentence?
"I know the English soldier is a brute for punishment, but I can't figure out why they don't take the bull by the horns and do something to make life more pleasant."
What part of speech is brute for punishment?
Brute for punishment is a noun.
What is the plural of brute for punishment?
The plural of brute for punishment is brutes for punishment.

Words near brute for punishment in the dictionary

  1. Brutasha
  2. brute
  3. brute de forge
  4. brute fact
  5. brute facts
  6. brute for punishment
  7. brute force
  8. brute forced
  9. brute forces
  10. brute forcing
  11. brute strength

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