sake1

noun

/seɪk/

Idioms

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Word OriginOld English sacu ‘contention, crime’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaak and German Sache, from a base meaning ‘affair, legal action, thing’. The phrase for the sake of may be from Old Norse.

Idioms

for Christ’s, God’s, goodness’, heaven’s, pity’s, etc. sake

used to emphasize that it is important to do something or when you are annoyed about something
- Do be careful, for goodness' sake.
- Oh, for heaven's sake!
- For pity's sake, help me!
Some people find the use of Christ, God or heaven here offensive.

for old times’ sake

if you do something for old times’ sake, you do it because it is connected with something good that happened to you in the past

for something’s sake

because of the interest or value something has, not because of the advantages it may bring
- I believe in education for its own sake.
- art for art’s sake

for the sake of somebody/something | for somebody’s/something’s sake

in order to help somebody/something or because you like somebody/something
- They stayed together for the sake of the children.
- You can do it. Please, for my sake.
- I hope you're right, for all our sakes (= because this is important for all of us).

for the sake of something

in order to get or keep something
- The translation sacrifices naturalness for the sake of accuracy.
- She gave up smoking for the sake of her health.
- Let's suppose, for the sake of argument (= in order to have a discussion), that interest rates went up by 2 per cent.

(just) for the sake of it

for no particular reason
- Don't get married just for the sake of it.

单词	sake
释义	sake1 noun /seɪk/ /seɪk/ Idioms jump to other results Word OriginOld English sacu ‘contention, crime’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaak and German Sache, from a base meaning ‘affair, legal action, thing’. The phrase for the sake of may be from Old Norse. Idioms for Christ’s, God’s, goodness’, heaven’s, pity’s, etc. sake used to emphasize that it is important to do something or when you are annoyed about something Do be careful, for goodness' sake. Oh, for heaven's sake! For pity's sake, help me! Some people find the use of Christ, God or heaven here offensive. for old times’ sake if you do something for old times’ sake, you do it because it is connected with something good that happened to you in the past for something’s sake because of the interest or value something has, not because of the advantages it may bring I believe in education for its own sake. art for art’s sake for the sake of somebody/something \| for somebody’s/something’s sake in order to help somebody/something or because you like somebody/something They stayed together for the sake of the children. You can do it. Please, for my sake. I hope you're right, for all our sakes (= because this is important for all of us). for the sake of something in order to get or keep something The translation sacrifices naturalness for the sake of accuracy. She gave up smoking for the sake of her health. Let's suppose, for the sake of argument (= in order to have a discussion), that interest rates went up by 2 per cent. (just) for the sake of it for no particular reason Don't get married just for the sake of it. sake2 noun /ˈsɑːki/ /ˈsɑːki/ (also saki) [uncountable, countable] jump to other results a Japanese alcoholic drink made from riceTopics Drinksc2
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