From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfor crying out loudfor crying out loudspokenANNOY used when you feel annoyed or impatient with someone For crying out loud, stop nagging! → cry
Examples from the Corpus
for crying out loud• It's right in front of you, for crying out loud.• A Ford sedan, the very symbol of middle-class moderation, offers electrically heated outside mirrors, for crying out loud.• Julian Tavarez is a middle reliever, for crying out loud.• The long lie is over Shake yourself for crying out loud.• When I were a lad, we used that sort of grunt in our toasters, for crying out loud.• Forget it, Rory, for crying out loud forget it. 