for heaven's Pete's pity's sake Idiom, Proverb

for goodness sake

for the good of everyone, please For goodness sake, don't drive so fast! The roads are icy.

for gosh sake

for god's sake for goodness sake For gosh sake! Where did you get that monstrous hat?

for heaven's sake

for the sake of everyone, for goodness sake For heaven's sake, don't give her a teapot. She has four!

for Pete's sake

"for the good of ""Pete"" and everybody" For Pete's sake, don't talk when your mouth is full of food!

for goodness' sake

an exclamation suggesting impatience请看在老天爷面上；务请；千万
For goodness'sake，don't give up your experiment．千万不要放弃你的实验。
For goodness' sake，don't tell the news to anybody．千万不要把此消息告诉别人。

for the sake of

for the purpose of； because of为了；因为
We must be patient for the sake of peace．为了和平，我们必须有耐心。
For the sake of settling the matter they agreed to compromise．为了解决这个问题，他们同意妥协。

for one's own sake

Idiom(s): for one's (own) sake

Theme: SAKE

for one's good or benefit; in honor of someone.
• I have to earn a living for my family's sake.
• I did it for my mother's sake.

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adv. phr. Please. "Help me, for Heaven's sake!" the injured man cried.

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adv. phr., informal Used with different possessive nouns to show surprise, crossness, or impatience. For heaven's sake, where did you come from? For Pete's sake, look who's here! Well, for pity's sake, I wish you'd told me sooner. Oh, for gosh sake, let me do it.

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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.

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