Swear+by
111swear out — verb To obtain (a warrant or the like) by swearing to facts. He further testified that he assistant city solicitor submitted to him a written opinion, to the effect that the playing of baseball within the city on Sunday did not constitute any… …
112swear down — verb a) to promise that something isnt true b) to promise; swear; give ones word …
113swear off — verb To quit or cease completely, or to promise to quit, as of a bad habit. One of these days, he thinks he will swear off his nightly television regimen and get some exercise …
114swear on a stack of Bibles — verb To make a promise or give ones assurance with great conviction. Says L.A. Times Managing Editor Frank McCulloch: I know it looks bad, but Ill swear on a stack of Bibles its a sheer coincidence …
115swear like a trooper — Australian Slang swear strongly and often …
116swear off — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. quit, reform, resolve; see halt 2 , suspend 2 , stop 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. give up, abjure, renounce, forswear, forego, quit, *turn one s back on. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb Informal. To cease trying… …
117swear a witness — cause someone who is testifying to swear in …
118swear an oath — take a vow, swear a testament …
119swear off — informal promise to abstain from. → swear …
120swear someone in — admit someone to a position or office by directing them to take a formal oath. → swear …