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Mike’s a sucker for foreign sports cars.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sucker for someone or something — n. omeone who is prejudiced in favor of someone or something. □ I’m a sucker for a pretty face. □ Ted is a sucker for any dessert with whipped cream on it … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
be a sucker for — to like a particular type of person or thing very much, so that you will do almost anything to please them or to have them Mike s a sucker for foreign sports cars … English dictionary
sucker for — Synonyms and related words: addict, bug, collector, demon, eager beaver, energumen, enthusiast, faddist, fanatic, fiend, freak, great one for, hobbyist, hound, infatuate, nut, pursuer, rhapsodist, visionary, zealot … Moby Thesaurus
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 … English idioms
Sucker — Suck er (s[u^]k [ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, sucks; esp., one of the organs by which certain animals, as the octopus and remora, adhere to other bodies. [1913 Webster] 2. A suckling; a sucking animal. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 3. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sucker fish — Sucker Suck er (s[u^]k [ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, sucks; esp., one of the organs by which certain animals, as the octopus and remora, adhere to other bodies. [1913 Webster] 2. A suckling; a sucking animal. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 3 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sucker foot — Sucker Suck er (s[u^]k [ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, sucks; esp., one of the organs by which certain animals, as the octopus and remora, adhere to other bodies. [1913 Webster] 2. A suckling; a sucking animal. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 3 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sucker rod — Sucker Suck er (s[u^]k [ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, sucks; esp., one of the organs by which certain animals, as the octopus and remora, adhere to other bodies. [1913 Webster] 2. A suckling; a sucking animal. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 3 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sucker tube — Sucker Suck er (s[u^]k [ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, sucks; esp., one of the organs by which certain animals, as the octopus and remora, adhere to other bodies. [1913 Webster] 2. A suckling; a sucking animal. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 3 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sucker — ► NOUN 1) a rubber cup that adheres to a surface by suction. 2) a flat or concave organ enabling an animal to cling to a surface by suction. 3) informal a gullible person. 4) (a sucker for) informal a person especially susceptible to or fond of… … English terms dictionary
