swear by
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swear by (third-person singular simple present swears by, present participle swearing by, simple past swore by, past participle sworn by)
- To invoke in an oath; to swear upon.
- (idiomatic) To trust wholeheartedly.
- I swear by my Petit Larousse when it comes to learning French.
- He swears by cream of tartar to make the meringues stiff.
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to wholeheartedly trust
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