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hand on heart

hand on heart adverb: in full confidence or sincerity.

Adverb

hand on heart (not comparable)

  1. (often) In full confidence or sincerity.
    • Don't know about you Billy, but hand on heart I can't say that there is any UK dealer that I would be happy recommending on the basis of their grading skills or grading consistency.2005 August 4, Ian, “Overgraded Slabs”, in alt.collecting.coins (Usenet)
    • I don't think we're a long way from top four. I look at Liverpool and I look at Arsenal and hand on heart there aren't many players from either of those sides that I think would automatically walk into our first team.2007 April 23, gareth...@gmail.com, “2-2”, in alt.sports.spurs (Usenet)

Questions about hand on heart

What does hand on heart mean?
Hand on heart means in full confidence or sincerity.
What part of speech is hand on heart?
Hand on heart is an adverb.

Words near hand on heart in the dictionary

  1. hand of God
  2. Hand of Mary
  3. Hand of Miriam
  4. hand off
  5. hand on
  6. hand on heart
  7. hand organ
  8. hand organs
  9. hand out
  10. hand over
  11. hand over fist

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