hope to die
- cross my heartEmphatic truthfulness pledge
- swearVow or use profanity
- promiseCommitment to act
- oathFormal binding promise
- vowSolemn personal commitment
pledge · pinky · childhood · sincere · truth · solemn · needle · eye · stick · honestly · truthfully · believe me · faithful · sacred · binding · ritual · playground · innocence
sincerity of oath
hope to diejust kidding
Retraction of a jest
fingers crossed · white lie · hollow promise · maybe · lip service
stakes invoked
hope to diepinky promise
Interlocking digit oath
scout's honor · I guess · sort of · no big deal · take it or leave it