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for crying out loud |
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For crying out loud! (informal) Related vocabulary: for Christ's sake, for goodness' sake, for God's sake, for Pete's sakesomething that you say when you are annoyed. For crying out loud! Can't you leave me alone even for a minute! for crying out loud I am annoyed or surprised by this. No, I haven't bought her a present yet. Her birthday is a month away, for crying out loud. Usage notes: used for emphasis |
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Were talking about a comic strip duck for crying out loud. Why, for crying out loud, did Illinois Senate candidate Jack Ryan insist there was nothing in his divorce records to worry about--only to see his campaign crash and bum when those records were unsealed to reveal allegations from his ex-wife about him wanting her to perform sex acts at clubs in Paris, New York and New Orleans. He joined the Marines, for crying out loud, not the Coast Guard. |
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