cross heart

cross my heart (and hope to die)

A vow that one is being truthful. Billy's the one who broke the cookie jar—cross my heart and hope to die! A: "Did you take that money?" B: "No, cross my heart!"
See also: cross, heart, hope
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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.
See also: cross, heart
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • cross my heart
  • cross my heart (and hope to die)
  • cross my heart and hope to die
  • cross from (some place) to (some place)
  • cross from some place to some place
  • cross the Great Divide
  • divide
  • at cross purposes
  • at cross-purposes
  • cross the big pond
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