What does swear by mean?
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swear by
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swear byverb
To wholeheartedly trust.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of swear by in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of swear by in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of swear by in a Sentence
I swear by my life, and love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.
Today we live in a society of stupids. We swear by satellite navigation, but doubt the learned & the wise astrologers. We blindly trust the weather forecast, but doubt the vaastu science, when asked to turn our lives sailing mast. We constantly talk about liberation and still believe in creed and caste. Let our perspectives get maximized, wake up to deeper realities and get Mickeymized.
Everybody has their own combination that they swear by. If you want Italian people to fight right now, ask them, ‘ What’s the real pizzagaina ? ’ That’s what everybody is obsessed with in Italian America, it makes me laugh every single time, because there is no right way. It’s ridiculous to think that.
I recommend acupuncture to my patients when other avenues have failed... and a lot of patients swear by it.
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