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BIBLES, GIVE (SOMEONE) A STACK OF

BIBLES, GIVE (SOMEONE) A STACK OF
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(slang) ask (someone) to make a very solemn pledge of one's honesty. A variation of the phrase swear on a stack of Bibles. Official oaths are sometimes taken with one hand on a Bible. This phrase implies that more Bibles make an even stronger oath. —Grad V Approved 1992 Glossary Upgrade
BIBLES, GIVE (SOMEONE) A STACK OF
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(slang) ask (someone) to make a very solemn pledge of one's honesty. A variation of the phrase swear on a stack of Bibles. Official oaths are sometimes taken with one hand on a Bible. This phrase implies that more Bibles make an even stronger oath. (slang) ask (someone) to make a very solemn pledge of one's honesty. A variation of the phrase swear on a stack of Bibles. Official oaths are sometimes taken with one hand on a Bible. This phrase implies that more Bibles make an even stronger oath. They-you give them a stack of Bibles a mile high and they'd do something about it. -The Failed Case (27 Oct. 64)