I promise you!

I promise you!
I promise you!
Inf. I am telling you the truth! (Compare this with Trust me!) •

John: Things will work out, I promise you! Jane: Okay, but when?

Sue: I'll be there exactly when I said. Bob: Are you sure? Sue: I promise you, I'm telling the truth!


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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