- for good' sake
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English-Slovak dictionary. 2013.
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for the sake of — 1. For the purpose of 2. On account of • • • Main Entry: ↑sake * * * for the sake of phrase for the benefit or good of someone or something for someone’s sake: We hope for her sake that the wedding goes as planned … Useful english dictionary
for the sake of — for the benefit or good of someone or something for someone s sake: We hope for her sake that the wedding goes as planned. for the sake of something: He agreed to resign for the sake of the party. for someone s own sake: I m not just doing this… … English dictionary
for goodness sake — for the good of everyone, please For goodness sake, don t drive so fast! The roads are icy … English idioms
Sake — For other uses, see Sake (disambiguation). Dedicated sake barrels at Itsukushima Shrine … Wikipedia
sake — [ seık ] noun count usually singular ** 1. ) the benefit or good of someone or something: for someone s sake: We hope for her sake that the wedding goes as planned. for the sake of something: The regulation is not just for the protection of the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
for the benefit of — for the good of, for the sake of … English contemporary dictionary
sake — sake1 W3S2 [seık] n [U] 1.) for the sake of sb/sth also for sb s/sth s sake in order to help, improve, or please someone or something ▪ He moved to the seaside for the sake of his health. ▪ I only went for Kay s sake. ▪ I hope he s told the truth … Dictionary of contemporary English
sake — [[t]se͟ɪk[/t]] ♦♦♦ sakes 1) PHRASE: PHR n If you do something for the sake of something, you do it for that purpose or in order to achieve that result. You can also say that you do it for something s sake. Let s assume for the sake of argument… … English dictionary
sake — 1 /seIk/ noun (U) 1 for the sake of in order to help, improve, or please someone or something: He moved to the seaside for the sake of his health. | I only went for Kay s sake. | for sb s own sake (=because it will be good for them): I hope he s… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sake*/ — [seɪk] noun for God s/ goodness / Heaven s/Pete ssake spoken used for emphasizing what you are saying when you are annoyed or angry. For God s sake is offensive to some people[/ex] Oh, for goodness sake, leave me alone![/ex] for sb s/sth s sake;… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
good-natured — adjective naturally kind and helpful and not easily made angry good naturedly adverb good naturedness noun (U) goodness / gUdnis/ noun (U) 1 my goodness!/goodness (gracious) me! spoken used to when you are surprised or sometimes angry: My… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
