Swear Off (Verb)
Meaning
Promise to abstain from; "I have sworn off cigarettes altogether".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- After years of bad experiences with telemarketers, I have sworn off answering unknown phone calls.
- Following her last hangover, she swore off drinking on weeknights.
- My cousin swore off eating red meat after watching a documentary about the meat industry.
- Since he was scammed out of his savings, he has sworn off investing in get-rich-quick schemes.
- After gaining too much weight, she swore off her daily habit of eating pastries for breakfast.