cross my heart and hope to die

verb

Added to a promise or a statement to show how serious one was about being honest in what one said

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Meanings

verbcross my heart and hope to die (third-person singular simple present crosses my heart and hopes to die, present participle crossing my heart and hoping to die, simple past and past participle crossed my heart and hoped to die)

present singular third person crosses my heart and hopes to die · participle present crossing my heart and hoping to die · participle past crossed my heart and hoped to die · past crossed my heart and hoped to die · alternative cross my heart · alternative cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye

  1. idiomaticintransitiveAdded to a promise or a statement to show how serious one was about being honest in what one said

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eyestick a needle in my eye

Translations

Chinese 我对天发誓，否则不得好死
  • 我对天发誓，否则不得好死Translations
Finnish vannon kautta kiven ja kannon, kautta kiven ja kannon
  • vannon kautta kiven ja kannonTranslations
  • kautta kiven ja kannonTranslations
French croix de bois, croix de fer, si je mens, je vais en enfer
  • croix de bois, croix de fer, si je mens, je vais en enferTranslations
German versprochen ist versprochen und wird auch nicht gebrochen
  • versprochen ist versprochen und wird auch nicht gebrochenTranslations
Hungarian isten bizony, bizony isten
  • isten bizonyTranslations
  • bizony istenTranslations
  • úgy éljekTranslations
  • isten engem úgy segéljenTranslations
  • isten látja lelkemetTranslations
  • ide a rozsdás bökőtTranslations
Italian giurin giurello, tutto il mondo è bello, ma la mia parola è la più bella di tutte, giuro su quello che ho di più caro
  • giurin giurello, tutto il mondo è bello, ma la mia parola è la più bella di tutteTranslations
  • giuro su quello che ho di più caroTranslations
Japanese 嘘ついたら針千本飲ます
  • 嘘ついたら針千本飲ます (uso tsuitara hari senbon nomasu)Translations
Korean 거짓말하면 천대 맞기
  • 거짓말하면 천대 맞기 (geojinmalhamyeon cheondae matgi)Translations
Polish z ręką na sercu
  • z ręką na sercuTranslations
Portuguese juro pela minha vida
  • juro pela minha vidaTranslations
Romanian zău, mă jur pe ce am mai scump
  • zăuTranslations
  • mă jur pe ce am mai scumpTranslations
  • mă jur pe ce am mai sfântTranslations
  • să mor euTranslations
  • să moară mamaTranslations
  • să n-am norocTranslations
Russian зуб даю
  • зуб даю (zub daju)Translations
Spanish cruces de madera, que si miento me muera, palabra de honor
  • cruces de madera, que si miento me mueraTranslations
  • palabra de honorTranslations
  • lo juro por la Virgencita de GuadalupeTranslations
  • lo juro por mi madreTranslations
Turkish ekmeğim düşmanım olsun
  • ekmeğim düşmanım olsunTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

cross my heart and hope to die. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20my%20heart%20and%20hope%20to%20die

MLA

“cross my heart and hope to die.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20my%20heart%20and%20hope%20to%20die. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross my heart and hope to die,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20my%20heart%20and%20hope%20to%20die.

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