Sure as shooting
sure as God made little green apples
sure as shooting
Most certainly, as in It’s going to snow tonight, sure as shooting, or That grizzly is sure as shooting going to make dinner out of us. This idiom has replaced the older sure as a gun, dating from the mid-1600s, a time when guns fired with far less certainty. [ Second half of 1800s ]
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- Sure-enough
adjective, Older Use. 1. real; genuine.
- Surefire
adjective 1. sure to work; foolproof: a surefire moneymaking scheme.
- Sure-fire
adjective 1. sure to work; foolproof: a surefire moneymaking scheme. adjective 1. (usually prenominal) (informal) certain to succeed or meet expectations; assured sure as shooting
- Surefooted
adjective 1. not likely to stumble, slip, or fall. 2. proceeding surely; unerring: his surefooted pursuit of success.