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for heaven's sake

idiom
Meaning

Expresses frustration, exasperation, annoyance, or the urgency of an instruction.

Examples
SIMPLE

For heaven's sake, please stop making that noise.

CONTEXTUAL

For heaven's sake, we are already twenty minutes late, so please just get in the car.

COMPLEX

For heaven's sake, he exclaimed, after the third time the delicate mechanism failed to function as intended during the demonstration.

Anchors to
Related idioms5entries
  1. 01

    for fuck's sake

    An expression of anger or frustration.

  2. 02

    for mercy's sake

    An especially mild oath.

  3. 03

    for Pete's sake

    Used to express frustration, exasperation, annoyance

  4. 04

    for pity's sake

    for Pete's sake; An especially mild oath

  5. 05

    fuck's sake

    Ellipsis of for fuck's sake.

Last updated July 12, 2026