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swore on a stack of Bibles

swore on a stack of Bibles is the simple past of swear on a stack of Bibles.

Meaning of swear on a stack of Bibles

Verb

swear on a stack of Bibles (third-person singular simple present swears on a stack of Bibles, present participle swearing on a stack of Bibles, simple past swore on a stack of Bibles, past participle sworn on a stack of Bibles)

  1. To make a promise or give an assurance with great conviction.
    • Why not check me into a sanatorium, let them watch me, examine me, give me the tests? In twelve hours they can tell whether I'm lying or not. If I'm clean, I'll be all right. If I'm not, I'll get sick as a dog, start throwing up at both ends, and this would prove I'm a damn liar. It would be better...1956, Billie Holiday with William Dufty, Lady Sings the Blues, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    swear on one's life, swear on the Bible

Questions about swore on a stack of Bibles

What is swore on a stack of Bibles the simple past of?
Swore on a stack of Bibles is the simple past of swear on a stack of Bibles.

Words near swore on a stack of Bibles in the dictionary

  1. swore like a sailor
  2. swore like a trooper
  3. swore off
  4. swore on
  5. swore on a stack
  6. swore on a stack of Bibles
  7. swore the peace
  8. swore to God
  9. swore upon
  10. sworest
  11. sworn

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