[Idiom] 'For' in 'for crying out loud'

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In the phrase ' for crying out loud', what does 'for' mean? Or, what's the logic that this phrase is used to show 'unhappiness'?
 
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Also answered here.

C.S.Hy, please tell us when you are receiving answers from another forum and give us links to them.
 
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I will do that in the future, Rover KE.
 
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