cross my heart and hope to die

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Verb

cross my heart and hope to die

(idiomatic) added to a promise or a statement to show how serious one was about being honest in what one said

Usage notes

Used mostly by children, and by adults in imitation of children.
Another version is "cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye".

Translations

Translations

Chinese: 我对天发誓，否则不得好死
French: croix de bois, croix de fer, si je mens, je vais en enfer (fr)
German: beim Barte des Propheten
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), 약속하다 (ko) (yaksokhada), 맹세하다 (ko) (maengsehada)
Spanish: lo juro por mi vida
Turkish: haç çıkarıp ölmeyi yeğlerim

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