upon my word en · INTJ
Meanings
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(dated) Believe my words; I swear.
Salvatore had enormous hands, like legs of mutton, coarse and hard from constant toil, but when he bathed his children, holding them so tenderly, drying them with delicate care; upon my word they were like flowers.
1924, William Somerset Maugham, Salvatore:
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(dated) Expressing surprise.
'Well, upon my word,' exclaimed the father, taking the pipe from his mouth, and staring aghast at his daughter in a stupor of indignant surprise, 'you're a pretty article; you're a nice piece of goods for a man to bring up and waste his substance upon […]
1871, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Fenton's Quest:
Synonyms
Translations (9)
pl słowo daję (believe my words) · pl masz babo placek (expressing surprise) · eo je mia vorto (expressing surprise) · pl nie mów (expressing surprise) · ru ей-бо́гу (believe my words) · eo je mia vorto (believe my words) · pl doprawdy (believe my words) · pl dalibóg (believe my words) · ru че́стное сло́во (believe my words)