See swear by on Wiktionary
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"To invoke in an oath; to swear upon."
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"To trust wholeheartedly."
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"word": "poner la mano en el fuego por"
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"sense": "to wholeheartedly trust",
"word": "ne jurer que par"
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"sense": "to wholeheartedly trust",
"word": "auf etwas schwören"
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"sense": "to wholeheartedly trust",
"word": "poner la mano en el fuego por"
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"sense": "to wholeheartedly trust",
"word": "jurar por"
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"word": "swear by"
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