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Monkey_D Posted 18 years ago
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cross my heart and hope to die and stew and fry

please tell me What's the meaning of this sentence "cross my heart and hope to die and stew and fry"  

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Just one of a number of children's variations on 'cross my heart': cross one's heart , to maintain the truth of one's statement; affirm one's integrity: That's exactly what they told me, I cross my heart!

— Mister Micawber

  • Just one of a number of children's variations on 'cross my heart': cross one's heart , to maintain the truth of one's statement; affirm one's integrity: That's exactly what they told me, I cross my heart!
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Just one of a number of children's variations on 'cross my heart':

cross one's heart, to maintain the truth of one's statement; affirm one's integrity: That's exactly what they told me, I cross my heart!
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