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
Sanjiv-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Kannada
Horia-Romanian
Maksimilian-Russian
DawsonDAW-sənEnglish
Antonijo-Croatian
Maura (1)MOW-rah (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Late Roman