so help me

A form of so help me God — Used as an oath, invoking the assistance of God in fulfilling a promise.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. alternativeAlternative form of so help me God.

    'You come one step closer to me with that gherkin,' she said, 'and I'll have the law on you, so help me I will.'

    2004, Allan Frewin Jones, Lesley Pollinger, Teach Yourself Writing: for Children, page 84
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    Am I awake or am I dead. Spencer, my boy, you're a fool—I've got it. I've got the palpitation of the heart, so help me. Why didn't I stay away and not come back after fifteen years.

    1904, William F. Cattell, A Receipt for $10,000, page 16

    I hereby swear to become the manager of either the football, basket ball, track, cross-country, baseball, soccer or tennis teams before my graduation. So help me, and keep me at it.

    1919, The Junior Class of The Ohio State University, The Makio, page 483
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