Stein und Bein schwören: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To swear on stone and bone; literally invoking stone and bone as the objects of an oath.
Examples
BetaIch würde Stein und Bein schwören, dass ich das Meeting für morgen angesetzt habe.
I would swear on stone and bone that I scheduled the meeting for tomorrow.
- To swear something solemnly and emphatically; to assert that something is absolutely true as if taking a solemn oath.
Examples
BetaIch schwöre Stein und Bein, dass ich die Dokumente rechtzeitig abgegeben habe.
I swear solemnly that I handed in the documents on time.
Du kannst ihm nicht trauen, obwohl er Stein und Bein schwört, ehrlich zu sein.
You can’t trust him, even though he swears solemnly that he is honest.
Wir werden Stein und Bein schwören, dass wir bei der Wahrheit bleiben, egal was passiert.
We will solemnly swear to stick to the truth, no matter what happens.
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