单词 | on one's soul |
释义 | > as lemmason (also upon) one's soul (c) on (also upon) one's soul and variants. ΚΠ a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail liii. l. 116 Sire,..vppon Oure sowles þe sothe we scholen ȝow seyne. 1482 R. Cely Let. 24 June in Cely Lett. (1975) 161 Thay sayd howr mother schulld go on preschesyon on Corpys Kyrste Day..and a my sowyll howr mother whe[nt] at that day. 1580 Sir P. Sidney tr. Psalmes David xxxv. viii Oh! on my soul let not these tumults hitt. a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) v. ii. 188 Vpon my soule, a lie, a wicked lie. View more context for this quotation 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xiv. vii. 169 Should any fatal Accident follow, as upon my Soul I am afraid will. View more context for this quotation 1770 S. Foote Lame Lover iii. 66 Throwing her Teresa aside—upon my soul she is prodigious fine. 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well III. x. 260 ‘On my soul,’ said Mowbray, ‘you must mean Solmes!’ 1840 C. Dickens Master Humphrey's Clock I. 249 'Pon my soul and honour that's a wise remark. 1932 M. Anderson in K. C. Cordell & W. H. Cordell Pulitzer Prize Plays 1918–34 (1935) 751/1 Sol (pouring a drink into a paper cup). On my soul, I haven't touched liquor since before breakfast. 1986 T. Enright tr. T. O'Crohan Island Cross-talk 25 Upon my soul, my darling man, ten of them was all I brought home. 2006 D. Winslow Power of Dog 343 ‘I'm asking if you promise not to attempt to harm Güero in any way.’ ‘I swear on my soul.’ < as lemmas |
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