for the love of Mike/Pete
idiom
informal
—used to give added force to an angry statement
For the love of Mike/Pete, quiet down! I'm trying to get some sleep here!
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On July 31, 1697, Jacques Sennacques sent a letter to his cousin—one Pierre Le Pers, a French merchant living in The Hague—begging him, for the love of Pete (that’s paraphrased), to send him a death certificate for his relative, Daniel Le Pers.
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Adam Rogers, Wired, 2 Mar. 2021
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Adam Rogers, Wired, 2 Mar. 2021
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“For the love of Mike/Pete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20the%20love%20of%20Mike%2FPete. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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