for crying out loud

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Minced version of for Christ's sake.

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for crying out loud

  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) Used to express frustration, exasperation, or annoyance.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:for the love of God
    Oh, for crying out loud, get off the computer! You've been on there for ages!
    • 1997 June 26, J. K. Rowling [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], chapter IV, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter; 1), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:
      'I knew yeh weren't gettin' yer letters but I never thought yeh wouldn't even know abou' Hogwarts, fer cryin' out loud!'
    • 2020 May 3, Drachinifel, 37:29 from the start, in The Drydock - Episode 092[1], archived from the original on 1 October 2022:
      Waldo739 asks a "what would you do?" question: "So it's August 31st, 1939, and you are Captain Gustav Kleikamp" - I think - "standing on the bridge wing of SMS" - oh, for crying out loud - "SMS Schleswig-Holstein, drinking a cup of tea [] "
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