for pity's sake



for pity's sake

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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Silva-Bulgarian, Slovene
Gunhilda-Scandinavian (Rare)
Lagle-Estonian
Karolinakah-raw-LEE-nah (Polish), kah-ro-LEE-nah (Swedish, German)Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, German
Haim-Hebrew
Isbrand-Ancient Germanic