for crying out loud

1. An exclamation of anger or exasperation, as in For crying out loud, can't you do anything right? This term is a euphemism for “for Christ's sake.” [Colloquial; early 1900s]

Example Sentences

The fictional team at the center of the film is called the Saviors, for crying out loud!

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A girl who grew up in Baldwin Hills, the daughter of a social worker — a former suitcase model on “Deal or No Deal,” for crying out loud — is set to become a legitimate Her Royal Highness because Prince Harry chose her.

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She was nine years old and she had a valid U.S. passport, for crying out loud.

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“If they have that much money lying around in the county budget, they should all be fired, for crying out loud.”

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There are three entire books on the Third Amendment, for crying out loud—and that’s the obscure one about how you don’t have to quarter soldiers in your home without your consent.

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