"swear blind" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: swears blind [present, singular, third-person], swearing blind [participle, present], swore blind [past], sworn blind [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|swear<,,swore,sworn> blind}} swear blind (third-person singular simple present swears blind, present participle swearing blind, simple past swore blind, past participle sworn blind)
  1. (colloquial) To insist strongly (that something is true). Tags: colloquial Translations (verb): tyngu i'r cyrs ac i'r coed (Welsh)
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