swear down

English

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Verb

swear down (third-person singular simple present swears down, present participle swearing down, simple past swore down, past participle sworn down)

1. To promise that something is (not) true.
2. To promise; swear; give one's word.

Interjection

swear down

1. (MLE, Northern England) I promise; no lie.
   • 2011, Martin Stanley, The Gamblers, Martin Stanley, →ISBN, page 150:

     “Swear down. He's found religion. Well, that's what I've heard anyway.”

   • 2014, Antonin Varenne, Loser's Corner, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

     It's nothing sketchy, swear down, it's just this one thing.”

   • 2016, Cath Staincliffe, The Silence Between Breaths, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

     Swear down. It's not all champagne and party poppers. Not.