- swear blind
- ► swear blind Brit. informal affirm something emphatically.Main Entry: ↑swear
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swear blind — (informal) To declare emphatically • • • Main Entry: ↑blind swear blind (informal) To assert emphatically • • • Main Entry: ↑swear * * * swear blind british informal … Useful english dictionary
swear blind (or N. Amer. swear up and down) — informal affirm something emphatically. → swear … English new terms dictionary
swear blind — British informal used for emphasizing that something is true He swore blind he d been at his girlfriend s house all night … English dictionary
swear — S2 [sweə US swer] v past tense swore [swo: US swo:r] past participle sworn [swo:n US swo:rn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(offensive language)¦ 2¦(promise)¦ 3¦(state the truth)¦ 4 somebody could have sworn (that) ... 5¦(public promise)¦ 6 swear somebody to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
swear — ► VERB (past swore; past part. sworn) 1) state or promise solemnly or on oath. 2) compel to observe a certain course of action: I am sworn to secrecy. 3) use offensive or obscene language, especially to express anger. ● swear blind Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
blind — blind1 W3S2 [blaınd] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(unable to see)¦ 2 be blind to something 3 turn a blind eye (to something) 4 not take/pay a blind bit of notice 5 not make a blind bit of difference 6¦(feelings)¦ 7¦(road)¦ 8 the blind leading the blind… … Dictionary of contemporary English
swear */*/ — UK [sweə(r)] / US [swer] verb Word forms swear : present tense I/you/we/they swear he/she/it swears present participle swearing past tense swore UK [swɔː(r)] / US [swɔr] past participle sworn UK [swɔː(r)n] / US [swɔrn] 1) [intransitive] to use… … English dictionary
blind — 1. v. Curse. See eff and blind. 2. Intoxicated. Usu. blind drunk Very drunk. 3. n. Subterfuge. 4. n. Drinking spree. Usu. go on a blind. 5. swear blind Swear solemnly. 6. go (into something) blind Enter (an undertaking) on inadequate… … A concise dictionary of English slang
swear — verb (swears, swearing; past swore; past participle sworn) 1》 state or promise solemnly or on oath. ↘(swear someone in) admit someone to a position or office by directing them to take a formal oath. ↘compel to observe a certain course of… … English new terms dictionary
swear — v. & n. v. (past swore; past part. sworn) 1 tr. a (often foll. by to + infin. or that + clause) state or promise solemnly or on oath. b take (an oath). 2 tr. colloq. say emphatically; insist (swore he had not seen it). 3 tr. cause to take an oath … Useful english dictionary
