Phrase info

for the love of

Meaning

for the love of

(idiomatic) Used to form interjections expressing exasperation.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Examples

2 Nephi 26 15. He prophesies that the Gentiles will establish many different churches and also practice priestcraft, or the practice of preaching the gospel for money rather than for the love of the gospel. Source: Internet

Another legend says that a mermaid once swam to Warsaw from the Baltic Sea for the love of the Griffin, the ancient defender of the city, who was killed in a struggle against the Swedish invasions of the 17th century. Source: Internet

As the Bears were preparing to play the Eagles in the playoffs, Nagy called Foles “as good of a human being as you will find,” and “somebody who cares about others, somebody who just wants to play for the love of the game.” Source: Internet

At the beginning Justin Roberts said, “for the love of God, this match will have no count outs and no disqualification, there must be a winner”. Source: Internet

“It is intolerable to these people to take any action for the love of their fellow human beings. Source: Internet

John Kass: Oh, for the love of Mike. Source: Internet

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