swear down
Promise it's true
Swear down is British slang used to emphasize that something is true, equivalent to "I swear" or "I promise": Swear down, I saw him there last night.
It can also be a challenge demanding someone confirm their claim: You kissed her? Swear down?
The phrase implies putting your word on the line.
- reallyIn actual fact
- trulyIn a genuine manner
- for realGenuinely, without pretense
- on my lifeOath invoking mortality
- bruvBritish informal for brother
seriously · dead serious · no lie · oath · fam · genuinely · cross my heart · literally · innit · absolutely · definitely · honest to God · real talk · skint · chuffed · bare · utterly · completely