on my life

adverb

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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Meanings

adverbon my life (not comparable)
  1. informalnot comparableslangWith 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.

    Synonyms: I swear to God, seriously, dead-ass

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbWith all honesty and seriousness; affirmatively.

Similar
I swear to Godseriouslydead-ass
Also see
on godon jah

Origin

Ellipsis of I swear on my life.

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Translations

Swahili walahi bilahi
  • walahi bilahiinterjection
Welsh ar fy nhwca
  • ar fy nhwcainterjection
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APA

on my life. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20my%20life

MLA

“on my life.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20my%20life. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on my life,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20my%20life.

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