swear

  • 121swear something out — US Law obtain the issue of a warrant for arrest by making a charge on oath. → swear …

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  • 122swear like a trooper — to swear a lot. He came in drunk and swearing like a trooper …

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  • 123swear up and down — American & Australian, British & Australian, Australian to say that something is completely true, especially when someone does not believe you. He swore up and down that he d never seen the letter. If I ask her, I know she ll swear blind she… …

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  • 124swear like a trooper — informal to swear a lot …

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  • 125swear jar — /ˈswɛə dʒa/ (say swair jah) noun a container such as a jar, tin, box, etc., into which people pay a small fine for uttering a swearword. Also, swear box …

  • 126swear for — phrasal : to answer for : guarantee his friends will swear for his integrity …

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  • 127swear by — {v.} 1. To use as the support or authority that what you are saying is truthful; take an oath upon. * /A witness swears by the Bible that he will tell the truth./ * /In ancient Greece a doctor swore by Apollo, the god of healing, that he would be …

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  • 128swear by — {v.} 1. To use as the support or authority that what you are saying is truthful; take an oath upon. * /A witness swears by the Bible that he will tell the truth./ * /In ancient Greece a doctor swore by Apollo, the god of healing, that he would be …

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