for the love of Mike
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for the love of Mike
A mild oath of shock, exasperation, annoyance, frustration, or anger, with "Mike" being a euphemistic substitution for "God." For the love of Mike, I didn't even see that car coming! Would you let me finish my story, for the love of Mike? Oh for the love of Mike, I just had the car fixed and now you've put a dent in it!
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for the love of Mike
used to accompany an exasperated request or to express dismay. British informalMike is perhaps used here as a generic name for an Irishman; compare with mickey in take the mickey out of (at mickey).
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For the love of Mike!
verbSee For Pete’s sake!
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