honest to God

Idioms and Phrases

Also, honest to goodness or Pete ; honest Injun . Truly, really, as in Honest to God, I didn't know it was yours , or Honest to goodness, we had exactly the same experience , or I promise I'll finish in time, honest to Pete , or Honest Injun, I didn't take your wallet . These colloquial assertions date from about 1900, except for honest Injun , dating from the late 1800s and today considered offensive.

Example Sentences

Well, they had a free ride for a good long while before there was an honest-to-God response.

From The Daily Beast

He was true honest to-god Tea Party at the height of the movement.

From The Daily Beast

Caleb makes clear that those plaguing him are honest-to-god metaphysical beings and not traumatic figments.

From The Daily Beast

You'd think they'd want to know how to talk to people in a reg'lar honest-to-God language—but no, seein' seemin'ly not a-tall.

From Project Gutenberg

And I came to a pool—a wonderful honest-to-God pool—with the moon shining right into the middle of it.

From Project Gutenberg

I want you to tell me the truth—the honest-to-God, cross-your-heart truth, Lem—about that money.

From Project Gutenberg

Nothing but an honest-to-God, genuine, Joshua-stopping-the-sun type of miracle could have saved the opposition.

From Project Gutenberg

Candron wished he were an honest-to-God telepath, so he could be absolutely sure.

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