Hi Cindy, "For crying out loud" is an expression generally forms a sentence in itself. It is a phrase usually borne out of frustration, annoyance or disbelief. For example, I might say it if I go into the kitchen at work and find that somebody has put an empty milk bottle back in the fridge.

in a way, "crying out loud" could also mean "yelling" or "uttering in a loud voice (shout)." :)

Check out this please: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/140850.html The same@ http://www.answers.com/topic/for-crying-out-loud Means 'for Christ's sake'. eg: 4COL - for Christ's sake, learn to use Google.com in English! Because 'Urban' didn't give me a famous answer for it!

To follow-up on Jamie's example: "For crying out loud, someone drank all the milk!!"