cross my heart and hope to die

English

Alternative forms

• cross my heart
• cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye

Pronunciation

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Verb

cross my heart and hope to die

1. (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.

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: beim Barte des Propheten
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• 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