swear blind

verb

To insist strongly (that something is true).

“He had a reputation as a womanizer, but he swore blind that he had met the right girl in me and said he wanted to settle down.”

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Meanings

verbswear blind (third-person singular simple present swears blind, present participle swearing blind, simple past swore blind, past participle sworn blind)

present singular third person swears blind · participle present swearing blind · past swore blind · participle past sworn blind

  1. colloquialTo insist strongly (that something is true).

    He had a reputation as a womanizer, but he swore blind that he had met the right girl in me and said he wanted to settle down.

Translations

Welsh tyngu i'r cyrs ac i'r coed
  • tyngu i'r cyrs ac i'r coedverb
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APA

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MLA

“swear blind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swear%20blind. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swear blind,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swear%20blind.

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