“Land sake alive” nghĩa là gì?

Con gái chính là báu vật trong nhà đó! Photo by Matthew Henry from Burst 

"(My) land's sake (alive) hoặc “Sakes alive!” = My goodness! -> ngạc nhiên nhẹ.

Ví dụ 
“Oh, my land's sakes alive!” thought Sabra, going back to her orderly kitchen (căn bếp ngăn nắp). 

My land sakes alive. How did you boys happen to get that man and his folks? I never saw the like - never. 

It was good we moved, for the other sections were battered off (đánh đập, phá bỏ) - My land sakes alive - how awful . 

Against the newcomers, profitable (có lợi) as they were, still existed the ancient antipathy (ác cảm từ xa xưa) of the resident for the nonresident. "My land sakes alive!" commented stoical (chịu đựng) Molly Wingate after they had made some inquiries (câu hỏi) into the costs of staples (mặt hàng chủ lực) here. 

Thu Phương 

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