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for one's sake

[for one's sake] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Used with different possessive nouns to show surprise, crossness, or impatience. * /For heaven's sake, where did you come from?/ * /For Pete's sake, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

for the sake of

[for the sake of] or [for one's sake] {adv. phr.} On behalf of; for the benefit of. * /For the sake of truth and freedom, Dr. Sakharov, the Soviet dissident, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

for Heavens sake!

[for Heaven's sake!] {adv. phr.} Please. * /"Help me, for Heaven's sake!" the injured man cried./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

end in itself

[end in itself] {n. phr.} Something wanted for its own sake; a purpose, aim, or goal we want for itself alone and not as a way to something else. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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