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FOR GOODNESS' SAKE

an expletive that means “This is ridiculous!” or “I’ve had enough!” It carries no literal meaning of its own, but expresses a strong degree of exasperation
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1. This traffic is making me crazy! For goodness’ sake , can’t we go any faster?
2. For goodness’ sake , why didn’t we order movie tickets ahead of time? The line is so long that we’ll probably miss the beginning!

Synonyms: for crying out loud!; for heaven’s sake!


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