for the love of

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Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

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for the love of

  1. (idiomatic) Used to form interjections expressing exasperation.

Usage notes

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  • May be used with a range of proper nouns, most commonly fuck,

God, Christ, Jesus, Mary, Pete, Mike.

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