swear by sth
— Phrasal Verb with swear /sweər/ verb (past tense swore, past participle sworn)Definition
› to believe strongly that something is useful or effective: Have you tried using vinegar to clean windows? My Mum swears by it.
(Definition of swear by sth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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