sure thingn.adj.int.

Brit.

/ˌʃʊə ˈθɪŋ/,

/ˌʃɔː ˈθɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌʃʊ(ə)r ˈθɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sure adj., thing n.¹

Etymology: < sure adj. + thing n.¹

colloquial (originally U.S.).

A. n.

Originally with reference to betting: something regarded as certain to win, succeed, or happen; a secure prospect.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > certain prospect or possession > [noun] > something easily done or acquired

sure card?1562

sure thing1836

open-and-shut1841

cinch1888

cert1889

snipa1890

pinch1897

lead-pipe1898

sitter1898

stone ginger1936

slam dunk1984

1836 J. Hildreth Dragoon Campaigns Rocky Mts. iii. 24 I say, stranger, didn't I say that old ‘Slow and Easy’ was a sure thing, in the end?

1848 Sporting Life 22 Jan. 269/1 Teetotum had the call for the July in the betting, and it was booked a sure thing for her.

1899 Marshfield (Wisconsin) Times 21 July I have a scheme with a poolroom telegraph operator..who gives me tips on the races; he agrees to hold back the race report for five minutes, so I can bet on a sure thing.

1918 Hardware World Nov. 130/1 Does anybody ever come into your place of business with a sure thing?

1963 N. Marsh Dead Water (1964) vi. 158 I appreciate your reluctance to form a theory too soon... But..it looks a sure thing to me.

2012 N. Silver Signal & Noise viii. 240 A bet on the over was not quite a sure thing—there are no sure things—but it was going to be highly profitable.

B. adj.

1. Esp. of a gambler or criminal: unwilling to take large risks; preferring safe odds. Also (esp. in sure-thing gambler): designating a person who runs a dishonest gambling game (also in extended use).

ΚΠ

1879 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Daily Gaz. 22 Apr. There are the ‘sure thing’ gamblers, square ones, road agents, ready to cut a throat for $50 thugs and all kinds of depraved humanity.

1891 Chinese Immigration 306 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (51st Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Rep. 4048) VI The Chinaman is a sure-thing man; he either wants to be landed or he don't want to take chances.

1904 Daily Chron. 28 Apr. 3/1 A ‘sure-thing grafter’ is a petty thief, who will take no large risks.

1908 J. M. Sullivan Criminal Slang 2 Sure thing gambler, character who bets with suckers at race tracks.

1951 N.Y. Times 25 July 1/1 Five of the players..confessed..that they had taken money from sure-thing gamblers to hold down scores on two games.

2003 D. Pietrusza Rothstein (2011) iv. 42 Maybe he was already a ‘sure-thing gambler’, not above manipulating events to dramatically increase his chances.

2. Originally in the context of gambling or betting: having, or manipulated to have, a secure outcome; not liable to fail; certain of success. Also of a person: certain to behave in a particular way.

ΚΠ

1883 Bismarck (Dakota Territory) Tribune 21 Dec. 4/4 They went into a sure thing game and got beat at it.

1898 Sandusky (Ohio) Star 26 Nov. The gang expected to get more money out of their share of the ‘sure thing bets’ they made on Sharkey than they did out of the gate receipts.

1902 Bull. Pharmacy Sept. 403/1 One Frank, a purveyor of corn cure, called on the druggists and presented a ‘sure thing’ proposition.

1920 Fur Trade Rev. Feb. 169/1 What is a gilt-edge sure-thing investment? That's easy! There are several as low or as high in price as you care to go.

1953 W. S. Burroughs Junkie iii. 38 I had one of his sure-thing croakers [i.e. doctors certain to prescribe morphine] reach for a telephone on me.

1998 N.Y. Mag. 19 Oct. 20/3 Turnout comes down to the question of which side is doing what to prod its sure-thing voters to the polls.

2003 New Yorker 31 Mar. 21 The chef who turned a windowless place across from a busy Eighteenth Street bump shop into a sure-thing Chelsea bistro.

C. int.

As an emphatic affirmation: yes; certainly; of course.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > agreement, concurrence, or unanimity > agreement [phrase]

it is a match!1569

that's right1608

true for you1765

how right you are1799

them's my sentiments1847

I should think (suppose, etc.)1861

right you are!1862

sure thing1895

you said it1911

with knobs on1930

you can say that again1932

I should coco1936

I couldn't agree more (with someone)1939

that makes two of us1956

yes please2010

1895 Goshen (Indiana) Democrat 19 June ‘Your name Meekin?’ ‘Sure thing,’ said I.

1896 G. Ade Artie xvi. 147 ‘Sure thing’, says he.

1911 J. C. Lincoln Cap'n Warren's Wards viii. 132 ‘Don't it seem to you that the right one to pay..ought to be the feller who hurt him..?’ ‘Sure thing! If you know who did it, he's your mark.’

1931 J. Galsworthy Maid in Waiting xx. 173 ‘Shall you be at Jean's wedding to-morrow?’ ‘Sure thing! I give her away.’

1979 C. MacLeod Family Vault xxiii. 150 ‘Would you mind getting this box for us?’ ‘Sure thing, Mr Verplanck.’

2000 J. Ballam Manchineel xxi. 285 ‘Hand me your gun.’ ‘Sure thing, boss.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	sure thing
释义	sure thingn.adj.int. Brit. /ˌʃʊə ˈθɪŋ/, /ˌʃɔː ˈθɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌʃʊ(ə)r ˈθɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sure adj., thing n.¹ Etymology: < sure adj. + thing n.¹ colloquial (originally U.S.). A. n. Originally with reference to betting: something regarded as certain to win, succeed, or happen; a secure prospect. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > certain prospect or possession > [noun] > something easily done or acquired sure card?1562 sure thing1836 open-and-shut1841 cinch1888 cert1889 snipa1890 pinch1897 lead-pipe1898 sitter1898 stone ginger1936 slam dunk1984 1836 J. Hildreth Dragoon Campaigns Rocky Mts. iii. 24 I say, stranger, didn't I say that old ‘Slow and Easy’ was a sure thing, in the end? 1848 Sporting Life 22 Jan. 269/1 Teetotum had the call for the July in the betting, and it was booked a sure thing for her. 1899 Marshfield (Wisconsin) Times 21 July I have a scheme with a poolroom telegraph operator..who gives me tips on the races; he agrees to hold back the race report for five minutes, so I can bet on a sure thing. 1918 Hardware World Nov. 130/1 Does anybody ever come into your place of business with a sure thing? 1963 N. Marsh Dead Water (1964) vi. 158 I appreciate your reluctance to form a theory too soon... But..it looks a sure thing to me. 2012 N. Silver Signal & Noise viii. 240 A bet on the over was not quite a sure thing—there are no sure things—but it was going to be highly profitable. B. adj. 1. Esp. of a gambler or criminal: unwilling to take large risks; preferring safe odds. Also (esp. in sure-thing gambler): designating a person who runs a dishonest gambling game (also in extended use). ΚΠ 1879 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Daily Gaz. 22 Apr. There are the ‘sure thing’ gamblers, square ones, road agents, ready to cut a throat for $50 thugs and all kinds of depraved humanity. 1891 Chinese Immigration 306 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (51st Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Rep. 4048) VI The Chinaman is a sure-thing man; he either wants to be landed or he don't want to take chances. 1904 Daily Chron. 28 Apr. 3/1 A ‘sure-thing grafter’ is a petty thief, who will take no large risks. 1908 J. M. Sullivan Criminal Slang 2 Sure thing gambler, character who bets with suckers at race tracks. 1951 N.Y. Times 25 July 1/1 Five of the players..confessed..that they had taken money from sure-thing gamblers to hold down scores on two games. 2003 D. Pietrusza Rothstein (2011) iv. 42 Maybe he was already a ‘sure-thing gambler’, not above manipulating events to dramatically increase his chances. 2. Originally in the context of gambling or betting: having, or manipulated to have, a secure outcome; not liable to fail; certain of success. Also of a person: certain to behave in a particular way. ΚΠ 1883 Bismarck (Dakota Territory) Tribune 21 Dec. 4/4 They went into a sure thing game and got beat at it. 1898 Sandusky (Ohio) Star 26 Nov. The gang expected to get more money out of their share of the ‘sure thing bets’ they made on Sharkey than they did out of the gate receipts. 1902 Bull. Pharmacy Sept. 403/1 One Frank, a purveyor of corn cure, called on the druggists and presented a ‘sure thing’ proposition. 1920 Fur Trade Rev. Feb. 169/1 What is a gilt-edge sure-thing investment? That's easy! There are several as low or as high in price as you care to go. 1953 W. S. Burroughs Junkie iii. 38 I had one of his sure-thing croakers [i.e. doctors certain to prescribe morphine] reach for a telephone on me. 1998 N.Y. Mag. 19 Oct. 20/3 Turnout comes down to the question of which side is doing what to prod its sure-thing voters to the polls. 2003 New Yorker 31 Mar. 21 The chef who turned a windowless place across from a busy Eighteenth Street bump shop into a sure-thing Chelsea bistro. C. int. As an emphatic affirmation: yes; certainly; of course. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > agreement, concurrence, or unanimity > agreement [phrase] it is a match!1569 that's right1608 true for you1765 how right you are1799 them's my sentiments1847 I should think (suppose, etc.)1861 right you are!1862 sure thing1895 you said it1911 with knobs on1930 you can say that again1932 I should coco1936 I couldn't agree more (with someone)1939 that makes two of us1956 yes please2010 1895 Goshen (Indiana) Democrat 19 June ‘Your name Meekin?’ ‘Sure thing,’ said I. 1896 G. Ade Artie xvi. 147 ‘Sure thing’, says he. 1911 J. C. Lincoln Cap'n Warren's Wards viii. 132 ‘Don't it seem to you that the right one to pay..ought to be the feller who hurt him..?’ ‘Sure thing! If you know who did it, he's your mark.’ 1931 J. Galsworthy Maid in Waiting xx. 173 ‘Shall you be at Jean's wedding to-morrow?’ ‘Sure thing! I give her away.’ 1979 C. MacLeod Family Vault xxiii. 150 ‘Would you mind getting this box for us?’ ‘Sure thing, Mr Verplanck.’ 2000 J. Ballam Manchineel xxi. 285 ‘Hand me your gun.’ ‘Sure thing, boss.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.int.1836
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