for the sake of sth/for sth's sake because of, or for the purpose of something 因为;为了 看在（某人、某物、某事）的份上...，经常会有for goodness', God's, Pete's, heaven's, etc. sake这种表达，意思就是“看在上帝份上，看在老天份上”，做做好事吧，行行好。 You're only arguing for the sake