for the love of

English

Pronunciation
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Prepositional phrase

for the love of

  1. (idiomatic) Used to form interjections expressing exasperation.

Usage notes
  • May be used with a range of proper nouns, most commonly fuck,

God, Christ, Jesus, Mary, Pete, Mike.

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