as I live and breathe
Meanings
phrase
- Used to declare the truth of a statement with emphasis.
- Used to express surprise at an experience one is witnessing.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, I, live, and, breathe.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Originally a reference to the speaker’s statement being as true as the fact that the speaker is alive (see sense 1).
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