"crossed my heart and hoped to die" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} crossed my heart and hoped to die
  1. simple past and past participle of cross my heart and hope to die Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: cross my heart and hope to die
    Sense id: en-crossed_my_heart_and_hoped_to_die-en-verb-RI0ErzBz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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