for Heaven's sake

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Adverb[edit]

for Heaven's sake

  1. Alternative letter-case form of for heaven's sake.
    • 1859, [Arthur Helps], “War”, in Friends in Council: A Series of Readings and Discourse thereon (New Series), 2nd edition, volume I, London: John W[illiam] Parker & Son, West Strand, →OCLC, page 137:
      But the Mancunians are of all men the most disposed to peace. Their name has become a bye-word because they are said to require peace at any price. If the Mancunians are satisfied, for Heaven's sake do not let us put it into their heads that they could gain anything by change.
    • 1897, Amelia E. Barr, chapter 14, in The King’s Highway[1], New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., page 324:
      “Don’t be absurd, Steve! And for Heaven’s sake don’t look so lackadaisical and lasslorn.”
    • 1911, Basil King, chapter 16, in The Street Called Straight:
      "The position you'd put me in would be this—of playing a game—and a jolly important game at that—in which the loser loses to me on purpose. . . . If we're going to play a game," he continued, addressing Davenant, before the latter had time to speak, "for Heaven's sake let us play it straight—like men. Let the winner win and the loser lose—"