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单词 Chrissake
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Definition of Chrissake in English:

Chrissake

(also Chrissakes)
nounˈkrʌɪseɪkˈkraɪ(s)ˌseɪk
in phrase for Chrissakeinformal
  • For Christ's sake (used as an exclamation of annoyance or exasperation)

    for Chrissake, listen to me!
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Even he had not escaped life's vicissitudes, his own marriage finished, his children scarred, and two close friends dead of alcohol-induced heart failure, one in his forties, and the other, for Chrissakes, in his thirties.
    • For Chrissakes if you cannot survive in a democracy, where will you survive then?
    • He says: ‘Oh, for Chrissake, it's like treading on eggshells.’
    • And overheard as first prize in the prize draw was announced: ‘Who the hell here wants to win a computer, for Chrissakes?’
    • One of 1979's most successful acts was the Village People, for Chrissakes.
    • He should be working at a fast food joint, for Chrissakes!
    • Banter was good… almost too good, since a few people were heard to shout, ‘Play some rock 'n' roll for Chrissakes!’
    • For Chrissakes, I was new to L.A. and she seemed to like me.
    • And those words… I mean, you might as well have been flaunting yourself naked, for Chrissakes.
    • They don't even get the intro drum cue right, for Chrissakes!
    • Look, you're old, you're getting grey hair, for Chrissakes.
    • You're living above a bar for Chrissake, she laughed to herself.
    • ‘For Chrissakes,’ I swear angrily, my voice again lost.
    • The action was childish, and that was all, for Chrissakes.
    • For Chrissakes, they even took out the ‘the’ to make it punchier.
    • Candy is no weak sister - the girl's a personal trainer, for Chrissake, she is strong.
    • My parents are trying to kill each other for Chrissake, and they're doing a damn good job of taking me with them.
    • Who just got a $150 coffee maker for his birthday, for Chrissake.
    • It's full of good humor and a lighter tone than the Kinks have ever taken before, whether singing hoary warnings about ‘Alcohol’ or exhorting us to ‘Fer Chrissakes, Have A Cuppa Tea’.

Origin

1920s: representing a pronunciation.

 
 

Definition of Chrissake in US English:

Chrissake

(also Chrissakes)
nounˈkraɪ(s)ˌseɪkˈkrī(s)ˌsāk
in phrase for Chrissakeinformal
  • For Christ's sake (used as an exclamation of annoyance or exasperation)

    for Chrissake, listen to me!
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Banter was good… almost too good, since a few people were heard to shout, ‘Play some rock 'n' roll for Chrissakes!’
    • He says: ‘Oh, for Chrissake, it's like treading on eggshells.’
    • Who just got a $150 coffee maker for his birthday, for Chrissake.
    • And those words… I mean, you might as well have been flaunting yourself naked, for Chrissakes.
    • For Chrissakes, they even took out the ‘the’ to make it punchier.
    • One of 1979's most successful acts was the Village People, for Chrissakes.
    • ‘For Chrissakes,’ I swear angrily, my voice again lost.
    • For Chrissakes if you cannot survive in a democracy, where will you survive then?
    • They don't even get the intro drum cue right, for Chrissakes!
    • He should be working at a fast food joint, for Chrissakes!
    • My parents are trying to kill each other for Chrissake, and they're doing a damn good job of taking me with them.
    • Even he had not escaped life's vicissitudes, his own marriage finished, his children scarred, and two close friends dead of alcohol-induced heart failure, one in his forties, and the other, for Chrissakes, in his thirties.
    • You're living above a bar for Chrissake, she laughed to herself.
    • It's full of good humor and a lighter tone than the Kinks have ever taken before, whether singing hoary warnings about ‘Alcohol’ or exhorting us to ‘Fer Chrissakes, Have A Cuppa Tea’.
    • The action was childish, and that was all, for Chrissakes.
    • Candy is no weak sister - the girl's a personal trainer, for Chrissake, she is strong.
    • For Chrissakes, I was new to L.A. and she seemed to like me.
    • And overheard as first prize in the prize draw was announced: ‘Who the hell here wants to win a computer, for Chrissakes?’
    • Look, you're old, you're getting grey hair, for Chrissakes.

Origin

1920s: representing a pronunciation.

 
 
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