for God's sake

Interjection

1. An exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience.
   • For God's sake, don't scare me like that!
   • Put some pants on, for God's sake!

   Synonyms:

   FFS, for Christ's sake, for cripes' sake, for crying in the beer, for crying out loud, for fucking out loud, for fuck's sake, for goodness' sake, for heaven's sake, for mercy's sake

2. Indicating a heartfelt or urgent request.
   • “For God's sake!—quick!—quick!—put me to sleep—or, quick!—waken me!—quick!—I say to you that I am dead!”1850 [1845], Edgar Allan Poe, “The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar”, in The works of the late Edgar Allan Poe
   • ‘Utterson,’ said the voice, ‘for God's sake, have mercy!’1886, Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

   Synonyms:

   please