sin
- as sin having a particular undesirable quality to a high degree. informal
2013Bookslut When Delia finally gives birth, she delegates all maternal responsibilities to her maid and calls her baby ugly as sin.
besetting sin: seebesetting.
cover a multitude of sins: seemultitude.
for your sins used to suggest that a task or duty is so onerous or unpleasant that it must be a punishment. chiefly British
2010Financial Times I ran e-commerce back in 2000, I then ran the international business. I even, for my sins, was temporary finance director for a while.
like sin vehemently or forcefully. informal
live in sin live together as though married; cohabit. informal, dated