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for crying out loud

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For crying out loud! (informal)
something that you say when you are annoyed. For crying out loud! Can't you leave me alone even for a minute!
See also: crying, loud

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
Related vocabulary: for Christ's sake, for goodness' sake, for God's sake, for Pete's sake
See also: crying, loud

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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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