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cross my heart and hope to die

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Pronunciation

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Verb

cross my heart and hope to die (third-person singular simple presentcrosses my heart and hopes to die,present participlecrossing my heart and hoping to die,simple past and past participlecrossed my heart and hoped to die)

(idiomatic,intransitive)Added to apromise or astatement to show how serious one was about being honest in what one said

Usage notes

Most frequently used by parents for children, but also between children and in childlike situations.
In some circles it is said to be the 'ultimate' promise a parent figure can make to a child.

Translations

Translations

Chinese:我对天发誓，否则不得好死
Finnish:vannon kautta kiven ja kannon,kautta kiven ja kannon
French:croix de bois, croix de fer, si je mens, je vais en enfer (fr)
German:versprochen ist versprochen und wird auch nicht gebrochen
Hungarian:isten bizony,bizony isten,úgy éljek,isten engem úgy segéljen,isten látja lelkemet,ide a rozsdás bökőt
Japanese:嘘ついたら針千本飲ます(うそついたらはりせんぼんのます, uso tsuitara hari senbon nomasu)
Korean:약속하다 (ko)(yaksokhada),맹세하다 (ko)(maengsehada)
Polish:z ręką na sercu (pl)
Portuguese:juro pela minha vida
Romanian:zău (ro),mă jur pe ce am mai scump,mă jur pe ce am mai sfânt,să mor eu,să moară mama,să n-am noroc
Spanish:lo juro por mi vida
Turkish:haç çıkarıp ölmeyi yeğlerim

See also

pinky swear

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