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I'll be bound

phrase

Definitions

  1. I am certain (that something is true)

    • Where are those teenagers going at this time of night? Up to no good, I'll be bound!
    • I’ll be bound Lady Ashton understands every machine for breaking in the human mind, and there are as many as there are cannon-bit, martingales, and cavessons for young colts.

  2. An expression of surprise.

    • Well, I'll be bound!! Another example of following the rules and being undercut on pricing by those who don't follow the regs.
    • "Well, I'll be bound," Ruby said with a dreamy sigh.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA