- for someone's sake
- ради кого-л.
Новый англо-русский словарь. 2013.
Новый англо-русский словарь. 2013.
for pity's sake — phrasal used typically to express surprise, indignation, annoyance, or entreaty for pity s sake, what are you doing here please don t fail me, for pity s sake * * * for pity’s sake spoken phrase used for showing you are annoyed with someone For… … Useful english dictionary
for pity's sake — spoken used for showing you are annoyed with someone For pity s sake, Jack, stop moaning … English dictionary
for old times' sake — adverb An appeal to the nostalgia of prior experiences to convince someone to do something. Sometimes expressed in its Scots form, for old long since … Wiktionary
sake — [ seık ] noun count usually singular ** 1. ) the benefit or good of someone or something: for someone s sake: We hope for her sake that the wedding goes as planned. for the sake of something: The regulation is not just for the protection of the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
for the sake of — 1. For the purpose of 2. On account of • • • Main Entry: ↑sake * * * for the sake of phrase for the benefit or good of someone or something for someone’s sake: We hope for her sake that the wedding goes as planned … Useful english dictionary
for the sake of — for the benefit or good of someone or something for someone s sake: We hope for her sake that the wedding goes as planned. for the sake of something: He agreed to resign for the sake of the party. for someone s own sake: I m not just doing this… … English dictionary
sake — [[t]se͟ɪk[/t]] ♦♦♦ sakes 1) PHRASE: PHR n If you do something for the sake of something, you do it for that purpose or in order to achieve that result. You can also say that you do it for something s sake. Let s assume for the sake of argument… … English dictionary
for heaven's sakes — for heaven’s sake/sakes/spoken phrase used for emphasizing that you are annoyed or impatient with someone Oh, for heaven’s sake! Anyone would think this was difficult! Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing when you are annoyed or angrysynonym … Useful english dictionary
sake — sake1 W3S2 [seık] n [U] 1.) for the sake of sb/sth also for sb s/sth s sake in order to help, improve, or please someone or something ▪ He moved to the seaside for the sake of his health. ▪ I only went for Kay s sake. ▪ I hope he s told the truth … Dictionary of contemporary English
sake — 1 /seIk/ noun (U) 1 for the sake of in order to help, improve, or please someone or something: He moved to the seaside for the sake of his health. | I only went for Kay s sake. | for sb s own sake (=because it will be good for them): I hope he s… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sake — sake1 [seɪk] noun 1》 (for the sake of something) for the purpose of or in the interest of something; in order to achieve or preserve something. ↘(for its own sake or something for something s sake or for the sake of it) indicating something… … English new terms dictionary