See for heaven's sake in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
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"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"lang_code": "sl",
"sense": "expresses frustration, exasperation, annoyance, or the urgency of an instruction",
"word": "svẹ́ta nebẹ́sa"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "expresses frustration, exasperation, annoyance, or the urgency of an instruction",
"word": "tanrı aşkına"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "expresses frustration, exasperation, annoyance, or the urgency of an instruction",
"word": "Allah aşkına"
}
],
"word": "for heaven's sake"
}
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