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um Himmels Willen

for heaven's sake

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phrase Rare #43,026
for heaven's sake An exclamation used to show surprise, alarm, or emphasis.
GE: Um Himmels Willen, pass auf!
EN: For heaven's sake, be careful!

Um Himmels Willen, wie kommst du denn darauf?

For heaven's sake, how did you come up with that?

— Rebecca (1940)

Um Himmels Willen!

For heaven's sake!

— Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (1972)

Um Himmels Willen.

Good heavens.

— Die Braut des Prinzen (1987)

Was um Himmels Willen kann das sein?

What on earth could that be?

— Die Braut des Prinzen (1987)