Related Clues:

• You'd swear the brutes get to the East
• "Drat!" is a mild one
• Promise nothing at this hour
• 'Damn!,' e.g
• Courtroom declaration
• Use foul language
• 'I do solemnly swear ... ,' e.g
• Inaugural ritual
• One may bring eternal bad luck
• Court recitation
• Boy Scouts take it
• Hand-on-the-Bible utterance
• Sacred vow
• Curse that's old hat, possibly
• Swear because hounds get early start