stick a needle in my eye
English
Etymology
Originally (and more commonly) used as a second line of the rhyme.
Verb
stick a needle in my eye
- Synonym of cross my heart and hope to die
- 2010, Lynn Hones, The Cult of Light and Lies (page 79)
- “Do you promise?” Tilley said.
“Stick a needle in my eye.” Mica's mumbled reply came back in a rude singsong.
- “Do you promise?” Tilley said.
- 2010, Lynn Hones, The Cult of Light and Lies (page 79)