on my life

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Etymology[edit]

Ellipsis of I swear on my life

Adverb[edit]

on my life (not comparable)

  1. (slang, informal) With all honesty and seriousness; affirmatively
    If I am driving and I say "Five-O behind us"...and you turn all the way around to look, on my life you're never riding with me again.

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