for crying out loud
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]
Words nearby for crying out loud
for all that, for all the world, for better or for worse, for certain, for chicken feed, for crying out loud, for days on end, for dear life, for evermore, for example, for fear of
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