I made a meatless dinner for John's sake; he's a vegetarian.
•The teacher repeated the assignment for the sake of the slower students.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
sake — [ seık ] noun count usually singular ** 1. ) the benefit or good of someone or something: for someone s sake: We hope for her sake that the wedding goes as planned. for the sake of something: The regulation is not just for the protection of the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
for the sake of — 1. For the purpose of 2. On account of • • • Main Entry: ↑sake * * * for the sake of phrase for the benefit or good of someone or something for someone’s sake: We hope for her sake that the wedding goes as planned … Useful english dictionary
for the sake of — for the benefit or good of someone or something for someone s sake: We hope for her sake that the wedding goes as planned. for the sake of something: He agreed to resign for the sake of the party. for someone s own sake: I m not just doing this… … English dictionary
sake — sake1 W3S2 [seık] n [U] 1.) for the sake of sb/sth also for sb s/sth s sake in order to help, improve, or please someone or something ▪ He moved to the seaside for the sake of his health. ▪ I only went for Kay s sake. ▪ I hope he s told the truth … Dictionary of contemporary English
sake — 1 /seIk/ noun (U) 1 for the sake of in order to help, improve, or please someone or something: He moved to the seaside for the sake of his health. | I only went for Kay s sake. | for sb s own sake (=because it will be good for them): I hope he s… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sake — sake1 [seɪk] noun 1》 (for the sake of something) for the purpose of or in the interest of something; in order to achieve or preserve something. ↘(for its own sake or something for something s sake or for the sake of it) indicating something… … English new terms dictionary
sake — [[t]se͟ɪk[/t]] ♦♦♦ sakes 1) PHRASE: PHR n If you do something for the sake of something, you do it for that purpose or in order to achieve that result. You can also say that you do it for something s sake. Let s assume for the sake of argument… … English dictionary
sake*/ — [seɪk] noun for God s/ goodness / Heaven s/Pete ssake spoken used for emphasizing what you are saying when you are annoyed or angry. For God s sake is offensive to some people[/ex] Oh, for goodness sake, leave me alone![/ex] for sb s/sth s sake;… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
for old times' sake — adverb An appeal to the nostalgia of prior experiences to convince someone to do something. Sometimes expressed in its Scots form, for old long since … Wiktionary
this side of someone — this side of (someone/something) other than someone or something. Nobody this side of a Roman emperor wants athletes to die for the sake of entertainment. Her sound is as funky as anything this side of James Brown … New idioms dictionary
this side of something — this side of (someone/something) other than someone or something. Nobody this side of a Roman emperor wants athletes to die for the sake of entertainment. Her sound is as funky as anything this side of James Brown … New idioms dictionary
