for goodness' sake
Used to express frustration, exasperation, annoyanceUsed to express frustration, exasperation, annoyance.
» Do it for my sake.
Tu es mir zuliebe. — Manfredo
Сделайте это ради меня. — sharptoothed
Зроби це заради мене. — deniko
Зробіть це заради мене. — deniko
sharptoothed · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(euphemistic, idiomatic)Used to express frustration, exasperation, annoyance.
For goodness' sake, get off the computer! You've been on there for ages!
(euphemistic, idiomatic)Used to express surprise or amazement.
For goodness' sake, I spelled that word correctly. I never knew I could do that.
(euphemistic, idiomatic)Used for emphasis
Examples
227 sentencesDo it for my sake.
Зроби це заради мене. — deniko
ruСделайте это ради меня. — sharptoothed
deTu es mir zuliebe. — Manfredo
For your sake, I hope that doesn't happen.
He quit smoking for the sake of his health.
They stayed married for the sake of their children.
ruОни оставались в браке ради своих детей. — odexed
deZum Wohle ihrer Kinder ließen sie sich nicht scheiden. — dinkel_girl
They worked hard for the sake of their children.
ruОни много работали ради своих детей. — soweli_Elepanto
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
A minced version of for God's sake.A minced version of for God's sake.
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