를 걸고 맹세하는데

I swear on

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I swear on Used to strongly insist that something is true, often followed by a person or thing being invoked as a guarantee. The ending -는데 can make the phrase sound emphatic or lead into an explanation; the phrase is often colloquial and may be shortened to 를 걸고 맹세해.

KO: 내 명예를 걸고 맹세하는데, 나는 거짓말하지 않았어.

EN: I swear on my honor that I didn't lie.

십자가를 걸고 맹세하는데

I swear on the cross, but...

— 마농의 샘 2부 (1986)

우리 어머니를 걸고 맹세하는데 난 잘못한 거 없어

I swear on my mother’s life, I didn’t do anything wrong.

— RRR: 라이즈 로어 리볼트 (2022)