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
DiggoryDIG-ə-reeEnglish (Rare)
Ranjeet-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
Bedelia-Irish
Shaquille-English (Modern)
Luisinalwee-SEE-nahSpanish
Yaffe-Hebrew