for old times' sake
An appeal to the nostalgia of prior experiences to convince someone to do somethingAn appeal to the nostalgia of prior experiences to convince someone to do something.
» 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
1 senses(idiomatic)An appeal to the nostalgia of prior experiences to convince someone to do something.
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
2 languagesOrigin
See old time.See old time.
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