i promise you

Meaning

1. Oxford55% of films

   used as a way of encouraging or warning sb about sth

In the movies · 66

• I promise you, Mr. Danforth, I only thought I saw them but I did not.The Crucible2014
• I promise you.Transformers: Age of Extinction2014
• I promise you, she's really singing.A Star Is Born2018
• I promise you. I promise you.Uncut Gems2019
• I promise you.Felon2008
• I promise you...The Golden Compass2007
• I promise you.Triple Frontier2019
• I promise you.Be Here Now2015

Learn it in full scenes

• The Crucible2014
  • Parris Demands the Truth From Abigail
  • Ann Putnam Cries Witchcraft
  • Abigail Threatens the Girls
• A Star Is Born2018
  • Jack Crashes the Drag Bar
  • Jackson Meets Ally at the Drag Bar
  • Jackson Tells Ally She's Talented
• Uncut Gems2019
  • Collectors Come to Howard's Showroom
  • Howard and Dinah Fight Then Make Up
  • Kevin Garnett Shops for Jewelry

From the same entry

• promise the earth
• a lick and a promise

More idioms

• beat hell out of
• take it
• go from bad to worse
• go the extra mile
• in effect
• it's not rocket science
• lie through your teeth
• show the ropes
• the thing
• the tip of the iceberg
• there's no such thing as a free lunch
• get the better of