sake

Universal Words noun seealsoSAKE IDIOMS for Christ's, God's, goodness', heaven's, pity's, etc. sake used to emphasize that it is important to do sth or when you are annoyed about sth: Do be careful, for goodness' sake. * Oh, for heaven's sake! * For pity's sake, help me! HELPNOTE Some people find the use of Christ, God or heaven here offensive. for sth's own sake because of the interest or value sth 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 sb/sth