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{
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},
{
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"To invoke in an oath; to swear upon."
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"text": "I swear by my Petit Larousse when it comes to learning French.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "He swears by cream of tartar to make the meringues stiff.",
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}
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"To trust wholeheartedly."
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"wholeheartedly",
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"(idiomatic) To trust wholeheartedly."
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"_dis1": "17 83",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to wholeheartedly trust",
"word": "vannoa jonkin nimeen"
},
{
"_dis1": "17 83",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to wholeheartedly trust",
"word": "ne jurer que par"
},
{
"_dis1": "17 83",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to wholeheartedly trust",
"word": "auf etwas schwören"
},
{
"_dis1": "17 83",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to wholeheartedly trust",
"word": "poner la mano en el fuego por"
}
]
}
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"form": "swore by",
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"text": "I swear by my Petit Larousse when it comes to learning French.",
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},
{
"text": "He swears by cream of tartar to make the meringues stiff.",
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}
],
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"To trust wholeheartedly."
],
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"trust",
"trust"
],
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"wholeheartedly",
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],
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"translations": [
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to wholeheartedly trust",
"word": "vannoa jonkin nimeen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to wholeheartedly trust",
"word": "ne jurer que par"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to wholeheartedly trust",
"word": "auf etwas schwören"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to wholeheartedly trust",
"word": "poner la mano en el fuego por"
}
],
"word": "swear by"
}
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