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for cry·ing out loud

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  1. for crying out loudadverb

    Used to express frustration, exasperation, or annoyance.

    Oh for crying out loud, get off the computer! You've been on there for ages!

  2. Etymology: Minced version of for Christ's sake.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of For Crying Out loud in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of For Crying Out loud in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of For Crying Out loud in a Sentence

  1. Laura Kelly:

    I think my first thought was, 'For crying out loud, what century is this?' there was no suggestion that men needed any help deciding what to put on in the morning.

  2. Ry Cooder:

    How many BMWs do you need? How many Rolex watches you gonna wear in your lifetime, for crying out loud? What is it about that kind of desire? I don't understand it.

  3. Jeb Bush:

    It's June, for crying out loud, so we've got a long way to go.

  4. Agnes Halmos:

    It's horrible that they are stuck here, thousands of them with just five portable toilets and no place to spend a night, there are infants here, for crying out loud!

  5. Jeb Bush:

    Trump is not going to be president because he says these things that turns people off, for crying out loud, we're two days before Christmas. Lighten up man.


Translations for For Crying Out loud

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  • ليبكي بصوت عالArabic
  • für lautes SchreienGerman
  • por el amor de DiosSpanish
  • जोर से रोने के लिएHindi
  • per gridare ad alta voceItalian
  • за громкий крикRussian
  • உரத்த வெளியே அழTamil
  • 對於哭出聲來Chinese

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