English Dictionary

I wish I may be shot

フレーズ

古語 口語

(colloquial, archaic) A form of mild swearing used to emphasis the truth of an assertion; accompanied by if and the opposite of the assertion.

日本語の意味

（口語的・古風な表現で、断言の真実性を強調するために用いられる穏やかな罵りや誓いの言い回し）

I wish I may be shot, he actually remembered my birthday after all these years.

誓って言うけど、彼は何年も経ったのに私の誕生日を覚えていてくれた。

意味（1）

(colloquial, archaic) A form of mild swearing used to emphasis the truth of an assertion; accompanied by if and the opposite of the assertion.

It's a joke — if it isn't, I wish I may be shot.