so help me

English

Phrase

so help me

1. Alternative form of so help me God
   • 1904, William F. Cattell, A Receipt for $10,000, page 16:

     Am I awake or am I dead. Spencer, my boy, you're a fool—I've got it. I've got the palpitation of the heart, so help me. Why didn't I stay away and not come back after fifteen years.

   • 1919, The Junior Class of The Ohio State University, The Makio, page 483:

     I hereby swear to become the manager of either the football, basket ball, track, cross-country, baseball, soccer or tennis teams before my graduation. So help me, and keep me at it.

   • 2004, Allan Frewin Jones, Lesley Pollinger, Teach Yourself Writing: for Children, page 84:

     'You come one step closer to me with that gherkin,' she said, 'and I'll have the law on you, so help me I will.'

Anagrams

• helpsome