“for the sake of”

The following 3 entries include the term for the sake of.

for the sake of appearances

idiom

: because other people think it is the proper thing to do

for the sake of it

idiom

: for no particular reason

for the sake of simplicity

idiom

: in order to make something simpler and easier


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