for the love of God



for the love of God

An oath of shock, exasperation, annoyance, frustration, or anger. For the love of God, I didn't even see that car coming! Would you let me finish my story, for the love of God? Oh for the love of God, I just had the car fixed and now you've put a dent in it!
See also: god, love, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Corin-French
Shyam-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, Nepali
Fredericafrə-də-REE-kə (Portuguese), fred-REE-ka (English), fred-ə-REE-kə (English)Portuguese, English
Sophos-Ancient Greek
Achinoam-Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Cokkie-Dutch