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for my sins

for my sins prepositional phrase: jokingly suggesting that some ostensibly undesirable task or situation has been assigned as a punishment.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (humorous) Jokingly suggesting that some ostensibly undesirable task or situation has been assigned as a punishment.
    • I'm organizing the office Christmas party this year, for my sins.

Questions about for my sins

What does for my sins mean?
For my sins means jokingly suggesting that some ostensibly undesirable task or situation has been assigned as a punishment.
What part of speech is for my sins?
For my sins is a prepositional phrase.

Words near for my sins in the dictionary

  1. for love or money
  2. for me
  3. for me and not for thee
  4. for mercy's sake
  5. for my money
  6. for my sins
  7. for myself
  8. for name's sake
  9. for no good reason
  10. for nothing
  11. for now

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