for pity's sake — ► for pity s sake informal used to express impatience or make an urgent appeal. Main Entry: ↑pity … English terms dictionary
for pity's sake — spoken used for showing you are annoyed with someone For pity s sake, Jack, stop moaning … English dictionary
For pity’s sake! — Go to For Pete’s sake! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
for pity's sake — adverb for Petes sake; Syn: for goodness sake, for mercys sake … Wiktionary
for pity's sake — informal used to express impatience or make an urgent appeal. → pity … English new terms dictionary
for heaven's sake — 1. An expression of entreaty 2. An interjection expressing exasperation or disgust, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑heaven * * * for God’s/Christ’s/goodness’/Heaven’s/Pete’s/sake spoken … Useful english dictionary
for Christ's sake — for God’s/Christ’s/goodness’/Heaven’s/Pete’s/sake spoken phrase used for emphasizing what you are saying when you are annoyed or angry ‘for God’s sake’ and ‘for Christ’s sake’ are offensive to some people Oh, for goodness’ sake, leave me alone!… … Useful english dictionary
for God's sake — phrasal used typically to express surprise, disgust, or indignation * * * for God s sake 1. An expression of urgent entreaty 2. An interjection expressing eg annoyance or disgust • • • Main Entry: ↑god * * * for… … Useful english dictionary
For Pete’s sake! — AND For pity’s sake!; For the love of Mike! exclam. Good grief! □ For Pete’s sake! How’ve ya been? □ For pity’s sake! Ask the man in out of the cold! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
for one's sake — {adv. phr.}, {informal} Used with different possessive nouns to show surprise, crossness, or impatience. * /For heaven s sake, where did you come from?/ * /For Pete s sake, look who s here!/ * /Well, for pity s sake, I wish you d told me sooner./ … Dictionary of American idioms
