FOR SAKE’S SAKE (ANY SAKE, GOODNESS SAKE, &c.), phr. (colloquial).—A strong appeal. FOR OLD SAKE’S SAKE = for ‘auld lang syne.’
1663. SIR R. HOWARD, The Committee, iii. Run after him, and save the poor Fellow FOR SAKE’S SAKE.
1857. T. HUGHES, Tom Brown’s School-days, I. iii. Us be cum to pay ’e a visit … FOR OLD SAKE’S SAKE.
1863. C. KINGSLEY, The Water-Babies, v. 193.
| Yet FOR OLD SAKES’ SAKE she is still, dears, | |
| The prettiest doll in the world. |
