swear off

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swear off

verb swears off · swearing off · swore off · sworn off

idiomatic To quit or cease completely, or to promise to quit, as a bad habit. One of these days, he thinks he will swear off his nightly television regimen and get some exercise.

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@misc{swear_off_2026,
  title = {swear off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/swear%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}