Meaning of for goodness's sake | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [C1]

Examples

“Therefore, for goodneſs’s ſake, and as you are known / The firſt and happieſt hearers of the town, / Be ſad, as we would make ye: […]”

“When you see a young man depending solely for his reputation and standing in society, upon the wealth of his rich father or other relations, don’t marry him, for goodness’s sake; he will make a poor husband.”

“And how accidental could it be that X-RATED is right there, dangling, so to speak, from that SEXCAPADE that started us off? This is The New York Times, for goodness’s sake. You should be ashamed of yourself.”

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