for my sins
for my sins
To do something as a punishment for one's wrongs. Often used humorously. In confession, the priest urged me to do some good deals for my sins. I must have been tasked with this boring project for my sins.
See also: sin
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- for instance
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- for keeps
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- For My Information
- For My Innovation
- For My Kountry
- For My Lady
- For My Life
- For My Life
- For My Lover
- for my money
- For my Next Miracle
- For My Own Information
- for my own sake
- for my pains
- for my part
- for my part
- for my part
- for my part
- for my part
- for my part
- for my part
- for my sake
- for my sins
- for my, his, etc. part
- for naught
- For Necessary Action
- For Nerds Only
- For next loop
- For No Apparent Reason
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