Opinions & arguments

for the sake of it

without a good reason

Simply to do something, without a useful or convincing reason.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Should we add more slides to the presentation?

Only if they help, not for the sake of it.

Play the conversation

We shouldn't replace the furniture for the sake of it.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Don't change the plan in the sake of it.

Say: Don't change the plan for the sake of it.

The fixed preposition is "for," not "in."

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

do something for the sake of it; not do something for the sake of it

Your turn: say it out loud

We shouldn't replace the furniture for the sake of it.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

for the sake of it

without a good reason

“We shouldn't replace the furniture for the sake of it.”

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