so help me

Definitions

Phrase. [C1]

Examples

“Am I awake⟳ or am I dead. Spencer, my boy, you're a fool—I've got it. I've got the palpitation of the heart, so help⟳ me. Why didn't I stay⟳ away and not come⟳ back after fifteen years.”

“I hereby swear⟳ to become⟳ the manager of either the football, basket ball, track, cross-country, baseball, soccer or tennis teams before my graduation. So help⟳ me, and keep⟳ me at it.”

“'You come⟳ one step closer to me with that gherkin,' she said, 'and I'll have⟳ the law on you, so help⟳ me I will.'”

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