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for goodness' sake |
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for goodness' sake (spoken) also for goodness sakes I am surprised or annoyed by this for Pete's sake For goodness' sake, Harry, what are you doing at this time of night? Well, for goodness sakes, why didn't you tell me that earlier so I could have changed my plans? Related vocabulary: for crying out loudUsage notes: used for emphasis and often used instead of the more offensive idioms for God's sake and for Christ's sake See also: sake How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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At last the third also came with the like intent, and the others screamed out: 'Keep away; for goodness' sake keep away Mamma, darling, for goodness' sake, don't talk about it. Nastasya, leave me alone, for goodness' sake; here are your three copecks, but for goodness' sake, make haste and go |
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