| 词汇 | so help me |
| 释义 | Idiom so help meso help me (God) this is the truth.That was one of the most frightening sights of my life, so help me.You look at me when I'm talking to you or, so help me God, I'll hit you. Usage notes: used for very strong emphasis, as in the examples so help me (God)1. I vow that I'm telling the truth. I'll never do it again, so help me God! So help me, I didn't know about the company's tax evasions when I worked there! 2. I swear to do what I say I'll do. If you two kids don't stop fighting, so help me, I'll turn this car right around! So help me God, I will punch you in the face if you don't shut up! so help me(, God)I so pledge and vow in God's name. I will do it. I really will, so help me, God! so help meAlso, so help me God. I swear that what I am saying is true, as in So help me, I haven't enough cash to pay for the tickets, or I wasn't there, so help me God . This idiom became a formula for swearing a formal oath and is still so used in courts of law for swearing in a witness ( I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me God ). It was first recorded in 1508 as "So help me, our Lord." so help me (God)used to emphasize that you mean what you are saying.This phrase alludes to the oath taken by witnesses in court when they swear to tell ‘the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me God’. so ˈhelp me (ˈGod)used when making a serious promise, threat, etc: I’ll catch the man who did this to my son, so help me God.I’ll kill him, so help me.In a court of law a witness swears to ‘tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God’. |
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