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sake1 British & World English

for the purpose of; in the interest of; in order to achieve or preserve

sake2 British & World English

a Japanese alcoholic drink made from fermented rice, traditionally drunk warm in small porcelain cups

for the sake of something in sake1 British & World English

for the purpose of; in the interest of; in order to achieve or preserve

for pity's sake in pity British & World English

used to express impatience or make an urgent appeal

art for art's sake in art1 British & World English

used to convey the idea that the chief or only aim of a work of art is the self-expression of the individual artist who creates it

for old times' sake in sake1 British & World English

in memory of former times; in acknowledgement of a shared past

for the sake of someone in sake1 British & World English

out of consideration for or in order to help or please someone

for the sake of argument in argument British & World English

as a basis for discussion or reasoning

for its own sake in sake1 British & World English

used to indicate something that is done as an end in itself rather than to achieve some other purpose

for God's in sake1 British & World English

used to express impatience, annoyance, urgency, or desperation

for someone's sake in sake1 British & World English

out of consideration for or in order to help or please someone

for the sake of it in sake1 British & World English

used to indicate something that is done as an end in itself rather than to achieve some other purpose


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