for goodness' sake
1for goodness' 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!… …
2for goodness sake — phrase used for showing that you are annoyed, impatient, worried, or surprised Sit down and be quiet, for goodness sake! Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing when you are annoyed or angrysynonym interjections of surprise and shocksynonym Main entry:… …
3for goodness sake — for the good of everyone, please For goodness sake, don t drive so fast! The roads are icy …
4for goodness' sake — I am surprised or annoyed by this. 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? Usage notes: used for emphasis and often used… …
5for goodness sake — used for showing that you are annoyed, impatient, worried, or surprised Sit down and be quiet, for goodness sake! …
6for goodness sake — See at: for goodness sake …
7for goodness sake — for God s sake, for Heaven s sake (expression of exasperation or anger) …
8for gosh sake — for god s sake for goodness sake For gosh sake! Where did you get that monstrous hat? …
9for goodness — ● sake …
10for 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 …
