"for the love of" meaning in English

See for the love of in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-for the love of.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} for the love of, {{en-PP}} for the love of
  1. (idiomatic) Used to form interjections expressing exasperation. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: for the love of God, for the love of fuck

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