swear off

English

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Verb

swear off (third-person singular simple present swears off, present participle swearing off, simple past swore off, past participle sworn off)

  1. (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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