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for Pete's sake



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Idioms and Phrases

Also, for pity's sake . See for the sake of , def. 3.
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Example Sentences

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Tom Parker, Presley’s manager, “would never speak to me after that because he wanted to be paid for everything. We had no budget. They hardly paid me, for Pete’s sake,” Martindale told The Times in 2010.

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“For Pete’s sake, I’ll be 94 on that day!”

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Wolfberg and his fellow campers dubbed their band For Pete's Sake in honor of the event's guest of honor.

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When they took their turn sitting in with Best, Wolfberg took up the harmonica during For Pete's Sake's performance of "Love Me Do" with the erstwhile Beatles drummer.

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“For instance, we have gaps in the border wall. Why would you not want to just complete the wall, for Pete’s sake? And complete the fencing and make sure that we are — in every way we can — securing it, at least physically,” Mr. Romney told Mr. Mayorkas.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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