for the love of God

idiom

informal

—used to give added force to an angry statement

For the love of God, quiet down! I'm trying to get some sleep here!

Examples of for the love of God in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Absolutely; the two have been doing couples’ Halloween costumes since 2023, for the love of God! —Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025

Please, for the love of God, don’t watch this magnificent movie on your phone. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025

Please, go, for the love of God, go exercise your right to vote on my behalf and vote for Donald Trump in this election. —Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 16 Nov. 2024

And please, for the love of God, keep your shoes on in the lavatory. —Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024

No more doddering lawmakers, no more former presidents gone gray, and — for the love of God — no more Kennedys. —Matt Bai, Washington Post, 9 July 2024

Please for the love of God get your mammograms and do your self exams. —Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2024

But, if that line gets crossed, for the love of God don't spend any public money. —Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 29 July 2023

Rhymes for for the love of God

• abroad
• applaud
• backboard
• ballade
• defraud
• ephod
• facade
• guffawed
• outlawed
• ramrod
• roughshod
• slipshod