stick a needle in my eye en · VERB
Etymology
Originally (and more commonly) used as a second line of the rhyme.
Meanings
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Synonym of cross my heart and hope to die.
“Do you promise?” Tilley said. “Stick a needle in my eye.” Mica's mumbled reply came back in a rude singsong.
2010, Lynn Hones, The Cult of Light and Lies, page 79:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stuck a needle in my eye | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| stuck a needle in my eye | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| sticking a needle in my eye | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sticks a needle in my eye | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |