on my honor
Trust my word
On my honor is a solemn pledge of truthfulness or commitment, staking one's reputation on the statement that follows: On my honor, I had nothing to do with it.
The phrase appears formally in oaths and pledges—the Boy Scout oath begins On my honor, I will do my best.
It carries more weight than casual promises, invoking personal integrity as guarantee.
- pledgeBinding promise given
- oathFormal binding promise
- sworn oathFormal binding promise
- swearVow or use profanity
- cross my heartEmphatic truthfulness pledge
promise · pinky promise · vow · solemn vow · scout · loyalty · integrity · truth · solemn · word · trust · duty · commitment · handshake · sacred · blood oath · bound · faithful
- oathsoath taking, swearing in, oath ceremony, sworn oath, oath of fealty
- trusttrust, believe, safety, reliability, belief
- pledgesvow, promise, I promise, wedding vows, I vow
- innocenceinnocent, innocence, purity, pure, blameless
- obligation phraseshave to, need to, ought to, should, forced to
- phrases about trustleap of faith, blind faith, trust fall, in good faith, breach of trust
on my honorin bad faith
dishonestly · deceitfully · insincerely · duplicitously · disingenuously
on my honorjust kidding
Retraction of a jest
casually · offhandedly · just saying · take it or leave it · off the record
honor, honors, honored, honoring, honorable, honorary, honorably, dishonor, dishonored