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
Karolinekah-ro-LEE-nə (German)German, Danish, Norwegian
RalphRALF (English), RAYF (English), RAHLF (German)English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Cyril['siril]
KlÁRa-Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Uaithne-Irish
Bathshebabath-SHEE-bə (English)Biblical