for Heavens sake!

for Heaven's sake! {adv. phr.}

Please.

"Help me, for Heaven's sake!" the injured man cried.

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for one's sake

[for one's sake] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Used with different possessive nouns to show surprise, crossness, or impatience. * /For heaven's sake, where did you come from?/ * /For Pete's sake, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

for the sake of

[for the sake of] or [for one's sake] {adv. phr.} On behalf of; for the benefit of. * /For the sake of truth and freedom, Dr. Sakharov, the Soviet dissident, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

sake

[sake] See: [FOR ONE'S SAKE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

heaven

[heaven] See: [MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH], [WOULD THAT] or [WOULD HEAVEN]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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