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swear up and down

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swear up and down (American & Australian, British & Australian, Australian)
to say that something is completely true, especially when someone does not believe you. He swore up and down that he'd never seen the letter. If I ask her, I know she'll swear blind she locked the door. He swore black and blue he had nothing to do with the missing money.
See also: down, swear
swear up and down
to say as strongly as possible. He swore up and down that he didn't know the guy at all.
Etymology: based on the meaning of swear on the Bible or sometimes swear on a stack of Bibles (= to promise that a statement is true)
See also: down, swear
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