For Pete's sake!

for Pete's sake

A mild oath of exasperation, annoyance, frustration, anger, or surprise. Would you let me finish my story, for Pete's sake? Oh for Pete's sake, I just had the car fixed and now you've put a dent in it! For Pete's sake! I haven't seen you in years!
See also: sake
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

For Pete's sake!

 and For pity's sake!; For the love of Mike!; For goodness sake!; For gosh sake!; For heaven('s) sake!
a mild exclamation of surprise or shock. For Pete's sake! How've ya been? For pity's sake! Ask the man in out of the cold!
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • For Pete’s sake!
  • for Pete's sake
  • Pete
  • for Christ's sake
  • for goodness' sake
  • for heaven's sake
  • for God's sake
  • for God's, heaven's, pity's, etc. sake
  • for mercy's sake
  • for pity's sake
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She has Robert Scheer saying nice things about North Korea, for pete's sake! It makes everybody seem skin-crawlingly naive.
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For Pete's sake!" And even though the Swans are currently a division higher than the Bluebirds, Hammam added: "Swansea will never be a big club and if they are honest with themselves they will say so.
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For Pete's sake! It may be acceptable for a couple of supporters to chew over the fat in a Witton boozer, undecided if Peter Crouch or Darius Vassell should partner Juan Pablo Angel.
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