swear up and down
Example Sentences
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Stubbornly digging in, she will swear up and down that her incomprehensible lyrics to a song are the “right” lyrics.
From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2021
“He could swear up and down on a piece of paper,” said Windy Dipa Rhoads, who considered Mr. Jones to be her godfather.
From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2020
“Later, Merrill would swear up and down that Clinton’s sudden reticence was coincidental,” Farrow writes.
From Slate • May 21, 2020
“Kids will swear up and down they won’t touch each other, then you see them sharing a lollipop,” he said.
From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2020
I used to swear up and down that Quinton was some super-secret spy like James Bond.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
