For gosh sake!

For gosh sake!
For Pete's sake! & For pity's sake! & For the love of Mike! & For goodness sake! & For gosh sake! & For heaven('s) sake!
a mild exclamation of surprise or shock. •

For Pete's sake! How've ya been?

For pity's sake! Ask the man in out of the cold!


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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