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31goodness — [[t]g ʊdnəs[/t]] 1) EXCLAM (feelings) People sometimes say goodness or my goodness to express surprise. for goodness sake → see sake thank goodness → see thank Goodness, I wonder if he knows... My goodness, he s earned millions in his career. 2)… …
32for God's sake — I am surprised or annoyed by this. For God s sake, Eleanor, what happened to your hair? It s time we started worrying about educating our children, for God s sake. At three thirty in the morning, for God s sake, my dog decided to have her puppies …
33for Christ's sake — I am surprised or annoyed by this. For Christ s sake, Julie, what are you doing here? This dress makes me look like a little old lady, for Christ s sake. It s two in the morning, for Christ sakes! Why are you calling me now? Usage notes: used for …
34for God's sake — interjection An exclamation showing surprise, impatience, or some other emotion. For Gods sake, dont scare me like that! See Also: for goodness sake, for heavens sake, for Petes sake …
35goodness — n. & int. n. 1 virtue; excellence, esp. moral. 2 kindness, generosity (had the goodness to wait). 3 what is good or beneficial in a thing (vegetables with all the goodness boiled out). int. (as a substitution for God ) expressing surprise, anger …
36for crying out loud — I am annoyed or surprised by this. No, I haven t bought her a present yet. Her birthday is a month away, for crying out loud. Usage notes: used for emphasis Related vocabulary: for Christ s sake, for goodness sake, for God s sake, for Pete s sake …
37for pity's sake — adverb for Petes sake; Syn: for goodness sake, for mercys sake …
38for Christ's sake — interj. for goodness sake, for heavens sake (expression of anger or exasperation) …
39sake — The standard forms are for appearances sake, for Christ s (or God s etc.) sake, for old times sake, with a singular or plural possessive form for the preceding noun. Practice varies in for conscience (or conscience s) sake and for goodness (or… …
40sake — Ⅰ. sake [1] ► NOUN 1) (for the sake of) for the purpose of or in the interest of. 2) (for the sake of) out of consideration for or in order to help. 3) (for old times sake) in memory of former times. 4) ( …
