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hand on heart en · ADV
Meanings
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(as a sentence adverb, not-comparable, often) In full confidence or sincerity.
Adam*, a journalist at CNN, said before October 7, he “hand on heart” trusted the network’s journalistic practices.
2024 October 5, “Failing Gaza: Pro-Israel bias uncovered behind the lens of Western media”, in Al-Jazeera:Don't know about you Billy, but hand on heart I can't say that there is any UK dealer that I would be happy recommending on the basis of their grading skills or grading consistency.
2005 August 4, Ian, “Overgraded Slabs”, in alt.collecting.coins (Usenet):I don't think we're a long way from top four. I look at Liverpool and I look at Arsenal and hand on heart there aren't many players from either of those sides that I think would automatically walk into our first team.
2007 April 23, gareth...@gmail.com, “2-2”, in alt.sports.spurs (Usenet):