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crossing my heart and hoping to die

crossing my heart and hoping to die is the present participle and gerund 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 crossing my heart and hoping to die

What is crossing my heart and hoping to die the present participle and gerund of?
Crossing my heart and hoping to die is the present participle and gerund of cross my heart and hope to die.

Words near crossing my heart and hoping to die in the dictionary

  1. crossing guards
  2. crossing keeper
  3. crossing keepers
  4. crossing loop
  5. crossing loops
  6. crossing my heart and hoping to die
  7. crossing number
  8. crossing numbers
  9. crossing off
  10. crossing one's arms
  11. crossing one's fingers

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