病み付き

やみつき
being addicted to
being wholly absorbed by

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やみつき【病み付き】

¶ → 病み付きになっている

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やみつき【病み付き】

1 〔罹病〕 falling ill [sick].

2 〔熱中〕 enthusiasm 《for a pastime》; addiction 《to gambling》.

●ちょっと儲かったのが病みつきで, 今ではすっかり競馬に凝っている. The small amount of money he won at the track has turned him into a regular racing man.

●病みつきになる 〈事が主語〉 develop [grow] into a (consuming) passion 《with sb》; get addictive; 〈人が主語〉 become addicted to…; develop an obsession with [for]…; be wholly given up to…; give oneself up to…; 《口》 get hooked 《on boxing》

・初戦で勝ったのが病みつきになって, 毎年参加している. It became something of an obsession with me after I won my first match, and now I enter every year.

・この味は一度食べると病みつきになる. Once you get a taste of this, you're hooked.