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swear off
verb
- intr, preposition to promise to abstain from something
to swear off drink
Idioms and Phrases
Pledge to renounce or give up, as in I've sworn off cigarettes . This expression was first used for abjuring liquor in the first half of the 1800s but has since been broadened to just about anything.Example Sentences
This month, after losing over $1,800 - more than his annual salary - he shut his brokerage account and swore off the market.
Breaking a delivery habit doesn鈥檛 mean swearing off takeout entirely鈥攊t鈥檚 about finding balance.
But he is not planning to revive the promise the company made eight years ago to swear off all other foreign deals while his father occupies the White House.
While some of Cooper鈥檚 former fans said they were 鈥渄isgusted鈥 by the interview, swore off listening to her or announced they would unfollow her, others came to Cooper鈥檚 defense.
One of the first ads, according to The Cut, was a commercial that showed a woman attempting to "swear off dating" and become a nun.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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