for+my+sake

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• for goodness' sake — for God’s/Christ’s/goodness’/Heaven’s/Pete’s/sake spoken phrase used for emphasizing what you are saying when you are annoyed or angry ‘for God’s sake’ and ‘for Christ’s sake’ are offensive to some people Oh, for goodness’ sake, leave me alone!… …   Useful english dictionary

• for the sake of — 1. For the purpose of 2. On account of • • • Main Entry: ↑sake * * * for the sake of phrase for the benefit or good of someone or something for someone’s sake: We hope for her sake that the wedding goes as planned …   Useful english dictionary

• for the sake of — for the benefit or good of someone or something for someone s sake: We hope for her sake that the wedding goes as planned. for the sake of something: He agreed to resign for the sake of the party. for someone s own sake: I m not just doing this… …   English dictionary

• for gosh sake — for god s sake for goodness sake    For gosh sake! Where did you get that monstrous hat? …   English idioms

• for the sake of it — for no particular reason We drove around town just for the sake of it. • • • Main Entry: ↑sake …   Useful english dictionary

• for goodness sake — phrase used for showing that you are annoyed, impatient, worried, or surprised Sit down and be quiet, for goodness sake! Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing when you are annoyed or angrysynonym interjections of surprise and shocksynonym Main entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

• for goodness sake — for the good of everyone, please    For goodness sake, don t drive so fast! The roads are icy …   English idioms

• for the sake of — index ad hoc, in furtherance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• for goodness' sake — I am surprised or annoyed by this. For goodness sake, Harry, what are you doing at this time of night? Well, for goodness sakes, why didn t you tell me that earlier so I could have changed my plans? Usage notes: used for emphasis and often used… …   New idioms dictionary

• for the sake of — or[for one s sake] {adv. phr.} On behalf of; for the benefit of. * /For the sake of truth and freedom, Dr. Sakharov, the Soviet dissident, was willing to be banished from Moscow./ * / Do it for my sake, please! Tom begged./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• for the sake of — or[for one s sake] {adv. phr.} On behalf of; for the benefit of. * /For the sake of truth and freedom, Dr. Sakharov, the Soviet dissident, was willing to be banished from Moscow./ * / Do it for my sake, please! Tom begged./ …   Dictionary of American idioms