for Pete's sake
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Also, for pity's sake. See for the sake of, def. 3.
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Words nearby for Pete's sake
for one's pains, for one's part, for one's sake, for one thing, for openers, for Pete's sake, for-profit, for real, forrel, Forrest, Forrestal
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