| 词汇 | for God's sake |
| 释义 | Idiom for God's sake I am surprised or annoyed by this.For God's sake, Eleanor, what happened to your hair?It's time we started worrying about educating our children, for God's sake.At three-thirty in the morning, for God's sake, my dog decided to have her puppies. Usage notes: used for emphasis Related vocabulary: for crying out loud, for goodness' sake, for Pete's sake Etymology: based on the literal meaning of for God's sake (= in the name of or for God) for God's sakeAn oath of exasperation, annoyance, frustration, anger, or surprise. Would you let me finish my story, for God's sake? Oh for God's sake, I just had the car fixed and now you've put a dent in it! For God's sake! I haven't seen you in years! for God's sakeAlso, for goodness sake. See for the sake of, def. 3. for God’s, heaven’s, pity’s, etc. ˈsakeused to emphasize that it is important to do something; used to show that you are annoyed about something: For God’s sake try and control yourself!Do be careful, for goodness’ sake.Oh, for heaven’s sake!(Some people find the use of God here offensive.) |
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