CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO DIE

Meaning of CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO DIE in English

promise sincerely I'll pay you back on Friday, cross my heart and hope to die.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

CROSS MY HEART (AND HOPE TO DIE) — ~ used to emphasize the truthfulness and sincerity of what one is saying. → cross
Concise Oxford English vocab
CROSS MY HEART (AND HOPE TO DIE) — ( informal ) used to emphasize that you are telling the truth or will do what you promise : I …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO DIE — promise sincerely, honestly , under oath I'll pay you back on Friday, cross my heart and hope to die.
English Idioms vocabulary
HOPE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Franklin John Hope Good Hope Cape of Hope diamond {{link=Hope Bob">Hope Bob Leslie Townes …
Английский словарь Британика
HEART — I Organ that pumps blood, circulating it to all parts of the body (see circulation ). The human heart is …
Английский словарь Британика
CROSS — I Principal symbol of Christianity , recalling the crucifixion of Jesus . There are four basic iconogaphic representations: the crux …
Английский словарь Британика
MY — I. Etymology: Middle English my, mi, min, from Old English mīn, suppletive gen. of ic I obsolete possessive of i …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOPE — I. ˈhōp verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English hopen, from Old English hopian; akin to Old Frisian hopia to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEART
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DIE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CROSS — I. ˈkrȯs also ˈkräs noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English cros, crosse, from Old English cros, from Old Norse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOPE — — hoper , n. — hopingly , adv. /hohp/ , n. , v. , hoped, hoping . n. 1. the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEART — /hahrt/ , n. 1. Anat. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located …
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DIE — die 1 /duy/ , v.i. , died, dying . 1. to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation …
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CROSS — — crossable , adj. — crossability , n. /kraws, kros/ , n., v., adj., crosser, crossest . n. 1. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOPE — I. ˈhōp verb ( hoped ; hop·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hopian; akin to Middle High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEART — I. ˈhärt noun Etymology: Middle English hert, from Old English heorte; akin to Old High German herza heart, Latin cord-, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIE
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CROSS — I. ˈkrȯs noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Old Norse or Old Irish; Old Norse kross, from Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOPE — noun a small bay; an inlet; a haven. 2. hope ·noun a sloping plain between mountain ridges. 3. hope ·noun …
Webster English vocab
HEART — noun courage; courageous purpose; spirit. 2. heart ·noun vital part; secret meaning; real intention. 3. heart ·noun a term of …
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DIE
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Webster English vocab
HOPE — [hope] vb hoped ; hop.ing [ME, fr. OE hopian; akin to MHG hoffen to hope] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to …
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HEART — [heart] n [ME hert, fr. OE heorte; akin to OHG herza heart, L cord-, cor, Gk kardia] (bef. 12c) 1 …
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DIE
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CROSS — [cross] n [ME, fr. OE, fr. ON or OIr; ON kross, fr. OIr cros, fr. L cruc-, crux] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOPE — in Christian thought, one of the three theological virtues, the others being faith and charity (love). It is distinct from …
Britannica English vocabulary
HEART — organ that serves as a pump to circulate the blood. It may be a straight tube, as in spiders and …
Britannica English vocabulary
CROSS — the principal symbol of the Christian religion, recalling the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the redeeming benefits of his Passion …
Britannica English vocabulary
HOPE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEART — / hɑːt; NAmE hɑːrt/ noun PART OF BODY 1. [ C ] the organ in the chest that sends blood …
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DIE — / daɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( dies , dying , died , died ) 1. die …
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CROSS — / krɒs; NAmE krɔːs/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun MARK ON PAPER 1. [ C ] a mark …
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MY — I. my 1 S1 W1 /maɪ/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘I’] 1 . used by the person who …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOPE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEART
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DIE — I. die 1 S1 W1 /daɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle died , present participle dying …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CROSS — I. cross 1 S2 W2 /krɒs $ krɒːs/ BrE AmE verb 1 . GO FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER [intransitive …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOPE — n. & v. --n. 1 (in sing. or pl.; often foll. by of, that) expectation and desire combined, e.g. for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEART — n. 1 a hollow muscular organ maintaining the circulation of blood by rhythmic contraction and dilation. 2 the region of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DIE — n. 1 sing. of DICE n. 1a. ° Dice is now standard in general use in this sense. 2 (pl. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DIE — v. (dies, died, dying) 1 intr. (often foll. by of) (of a person, animal, or plant) cease to live; expire, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CROSS — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MY — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1 of or belonging to me or myself (my house; my own business). 2 as a form of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOPE — n. & v. n. 1 (in sing. or pl.; often foll. by of, that) expectation and desire combined, e.g. for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEART — n. 1 a hollow muscular organ maintaining the circulation of blood by rhythmic contraction and dilation. 2 the region of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DIE — v. (dies, died, dying) 1 intr. (often foll. by of) (of a person, animal, or plant) cease to live; expire, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CROSS — n., v., & adj. n. 1 an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MY — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1. of or belonging to me or myself (my house; my own business). 2 as a form of …
Oxford English vocab
HOPE — n. & v. --n. 1. (in sing. or pl.; often foll. by of, that) expectation and desire combined, e.g. for …
Oxford English vocab
HEART — n.1 a hollow muscular organ maintaining the circulation of blood by rhythmic contraction and dilation. 2 the region of the …
Oxford English vocab
DIE — 1. v. (dies, died, dying) 1. intr. (often foll. by of) (of a person, animal, or plant) cease to live; …
Oxford English vocab
CROSS — n., v., & adj. --n. 1. an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
CROSS — I. VERB AND NOUN USES /krɒs, AM krɔ:s/ ( crosses, crossing, crossed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'My' is the first person singular …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOPE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEART — ( hearts) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Your heart is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIE — ( dies, dying, died) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When people, …
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MY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOPE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chance/hope/possibility of escape ▪ The river offered our only hope of escape. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HEART — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a back/heart/kidney etc problem ▪ He was born with heart problems. a donor heart/liver/kidney etc …
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DIE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a custom dies out/disappears (= gradually stops being done ) ▪ Sometimes the streets …
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CROSS — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a border crossing (= a place where you cross a border ) ▪ There …
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