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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

idiom

what's this mean? for god's sake
  

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Hi, what's this mean? for G od's sake It's a standard exclamation, often used to beseech or plead. eg For ***'s sake, don't jump off this 10-storey building!

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Hi,

what's this mean?

for God's sake

It's a standard exclamation, often used to beseech or plead.

eg For ***'s sake, don't jump off this 10-storey building!

The name of *** is often invoked in strong language, to give the language extra strength and seriousness.

Clive