cross one's heart (and hope to die)

cross one's heart (and hope to die)
cross one's heart (and hope to die)
Fig. a phrase said to pledge or vow that the truth is being told. •

It's true, cross my heart and hope to die.

It's really true—cross my heart.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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