Idiom
cross my heart and hope to die
Meaning
Added to a promise or a statement to show how serious one was about being honest in what one said
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I promise I will keep your secret, cross my heart and hope to die.”
“She told her sister she would never tell anyone, adding, cross my heart and hope to die, to prove she was serious.”
“The young child swore that he had not touched the vase, solemnly adding, cross my heart and hope to die, to convince his skeptical parents.”
Examples
simple
“I promise I will keep your secret, cross my heart and hope to die.”
contextual
“She told her sister she would never tell anyone, adding, cross my heart and hope to die, to prove she was serious.”
complex
“The young child swore that he had not touched the vase, solemnly adding, cross my heart and hope to die, to convince his skeptical parents.”
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