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crossed my heart and hoped to die

crossed my heart and hoped to die is the simple past and past participle of cross my heart and hope to die.

Meaning of cross my heart and hope to die

Verb

cross my heart and hope to die (third-person singular simple present crosses my heart and hopes to die, present participle crossing my heart and hoping to die, simple past and past participle crossed my heart and hoped to die)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) Added to a promise or a statement to show how serious one was about being honest in what one said

Questions about crossed my heart and hoped to die

What is crossed my heart and hoped to die the simple past and past participle of?
Crossed my heart and hoped to die is the simple past and past participle of cross my heart and hope to die.

Words near crossed my heart and hoped to die in the dictionary

  1. crossed letters
  2. crossed line
  3. crossed lines
  4. crossed loop sensor
  5. crossed loop sensors
  6. crossed my heart and hoped to die
  7. crossed off
  8. crossed one's arms
  9. crossed one's fingers
  10. crossed one's heart
  11. crossed one's legs

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