Meaning

2 senses

  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic)Expresses frustration, exasperation, annoyance, or the urgency of an instruction.

    um Himmels willen, gütiger Himmel

    ра́ди всего́ свято́гоrádi vsevó svjatóvo, ра́ди бо́гаrádi bóga

  2. (euphemistic, idiomatic)Expresses surprise, sometimes pleasant.

    Well, for heaven's sake! Look who's here! Good to see you again!

Examples

227 sentences

  1. Do it for my sake.

    Зроби це заради мене. — deniko

    ruСделайте это ради меня. — sharptoothed

    deTu es mir zuliebe. — Manfredo

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  2. For your sake, I hope that doesn't happen.

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  3. He quit smoking for the sake of his health.

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  4. 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

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  5. They worked hard for the sake of their children.

    ruОни много работали ради своих детей. — soweli_Elepanto

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
expresses frustration, exasperation, annoyance, or the urgency of an instruction:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
expresses frustration, exasperation, annoyance, or the urgency of an instruction:

Forms

Synonyms

17 synonyms
for Christ's sakefor crying in the beerfor crying out loudfor God's sakefor goodness' sakefor mercy's sakefor Pete's sakefor pity's sakefor the love of all that is holyfor the love of Betsyfor the love of Godfor the love of Mikefor the love of MosesFFS

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
footwearforA2forageforagerforay

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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