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後生だから
【 ごしょうだから 】
1. [exp]
▶ for goodness' sake
▶ for the love of God
▶ I implore you, ...
▶ I beg of you, ...
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 1269830 後生【ごしょう】 2. for goodness' sake; for the love of God; I implore you, ...; I beg of you, ...



History:
4. A 2021-09-15 08:26:37  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
GG5: for the love of God; for 「God's [Heaven's] sake 《help me and do》
中辞典: for God's [goodness', mercy's] sake
  Comments: 
The originals weren't too bad. The good JEs are often more up-to-date.
  Diff: 
@@ -11,0 +12,2 @@
+<gloss>for goodness' sake</gloss>
+<gloss>for the love of God</gloss>
3. A* 2021-09-14 16:52:48 
  Diff: 
@@ -12,3 +12,2 @@
-<gloss>for mercy's sake</gloss>
-<gloss>for the love of God</gloss>
-<gloss>for goodness' sake</gloss>
+<gloss>I implore you, ...</gloss>
+<gloss>I beg of you, ...</gloss>
2. A* 2021-09-14 16:37:48 
  Refs: 
大辞泉
  Comments: 
Are those good translations? They all seem phrases of exasperation to me.
後生だから is not used for exasperation, but is an emphatic way to say "please"
1. A 2005-09-20 00:00:00 
  Comments: 
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