for heaven's sake



for heaven's sake

A mild oath of surprise, exasperation, annoyance, frustration, or anger. For heaven's sake! I haven't seen you in years! Would you let me finish my story, for heaven's sake? Oh for heaven's sake, I just had the car fixed and now you've put a dent in it!
See also: sake

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ivona-Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Macedonian
Mariazinha-Portuguese
ZenonZE-nawn (Polish)Ancient Greek, Polish
IngibjÖRg-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Ruff[rʌf]
Olegah-LYEKRussian