(as) sure as ——: used, preceding a clause or noun, in various similative phrases expressing certainty.
| 单词 | θ128260 |
| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > of course, certainly [phrase] > beyond question (8) (as) sure as ——a1413 (as) sure as ——: used, preceding a clause or noun, in various similative phrases expressing certainty. if your cap be of wool1546 Phrases. †to cast one's cap at: to show indifference to, give up for lost. †to come, fall under, lie in one's cap: to occur to, be in one's mind. to… as sure as a club1584 clubs are trump: physical force is to rule the day or to decide the matter; a punning allusion to sense 8. Also as sure as a club. (as) sure as a guna1640 Phrases. as a gun, used as an intensive or superlative expression = perfectly, absolutely, esp. in (as) sure as a gun: beyond all question, to a dead… (as) sure as God made little apples1796 (as) sure as God made little applesand variants: certainly, definitely; without a doubt. you can gamble on that1862 colloquial. In various asseverations expressing absolute certainty, as you can gamble on that, you can gamble your boots that, etc. Cf. bet, v. c. no matter how (or whichever way, etc.) you slice it1936 In colloquial phrase no matter how (or whichever way,etc.) you slice it: however you look at it. Originally and chiefly U.S. that's for sure1971 for sure: as a certainty, for certain; without doubt; undoubtedly. Frequently in that's for sure. In later, colloquial use often used emphatically… |
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