for the love of

Idioms  

1. For the sake of, in consideration of. For example, She signed up for all these volunteer jobs for the love of praise . [c. 1200]

2. . An exclamation of surprise, exasperation, or some similar feeling, as in For the love of Pete, give me the money! James Joyce used this idiom in Ulysses (1922): “For the love of Mike listen to him.” Pete and Mike are euphemisms for God. [Early 1900s] Also see for the sake of , def. 3.

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for the love of

She is also a model who married another model, Lucky Blue Smith, and regularly serves up a curated fantasy of ridiculous from-scratch culinary creations, all made for the love of Lucky and her four children.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

The players only play for the love of the game, graduate, then go on to active duty in the armed forces for a minimum of five years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2026

“Everyone that’s involved is here for the love of animals and the passion and wanting to leave the planet a better place than we have made it,” said Sclimenti, the zoo’s mammal curator.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025

"This is a tournament that is supposed to be celebrated by the world, where fans of all nations come together for the love of football," the FSA said.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025

Watson had moved to Cambridge for the love of a photograph.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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