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cross my heart

cross my heart phrase: a declaration that the speaker is telling the truth.

Phrase

cross my heart

  1. (idiomatic) A declaration that the speaker is telling the truth.

Origin of cross my heart

Shortened form of cross my heart and hope to die

Questions about cross my heart

What does cross my heart mean?
Cross my heart means a declaration that the speaker is telling the truth.
What part of speech is cross my heart?
Cross my heart is a phrase.

Words near cross my heart in the dictionary

  1. cross lays
  2. cross lots
  3. cross moline
  4. cross multiplication
  5. cross multiplications
  6. cross my heart
  7. cross my heart and hope to die
  8. cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye
  9. cross of Anjou
  10. cross of gold
  11. cross of Lorraine

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