cross my heart and hope to die

Usage notes

 * Most frequently used by parents for children, but also between children and in childlike situations.
 * In some circles it is said to be the 'ultimate' promise a parent figure can make to a child.

Translations

 * Chinese: 我对天发誓，否则不得好死
 * Finnish: vannon kautta kiven ja kannon, kautta kiven ja kannon
 * French:
 * German: versprochen ist versprochen und wird auch nicht gebrochen
 * Hungarian: isten bizony, bizony isten, úgy éljek, isten engem úgy segéljen, isten látja lelkemet, ide a rozsdás bökőt
 * Japanese: 嘘ついたら針千本飲ます
 * Korean: ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: juro pela minha vida
 * Romanian:, mă jur pe ce am mai scump, mă jur pe ce am mai sfânt, să mor eu, să moară mama, să n-am noroc
 * Spanish: lo juro por mi vida
 * Turkish: haç çıkarıp ölmeyi yeğlerim