(as) sure as shooting In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "(as) sure as shooting", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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2021-08-17 10:08

Meaning of (as) sure as shooting

Synonyms:

absofuckinglutely

(as) sure as shooting American spoken language informal

Said to stress that something will definitely take place or you are absolutely certain about something.

Oh no, I've broken my mom's favorite vase. I will get a scolding from her, sure as shooting.

A: Are you sure that your answer is correct? B: Sure as shooting! I've checked it three times.

Someone eavesdropped on us, sure as shooting! Otherwise, the police hadn't known our location.

Other phrases about:

sure as God made little green apples

Meaning absolutely certain or without a doubt

Fo shizzle, my nizzle

Another way to say "absolutely", "definitely" or "for sure"

Bet Your Sweet Bippy

That's absolutely right.

dang sure

Totally certain.

(as) sure as a gun

With absolute certainty; decisively

Origin of (as) sure as shooting

This American spoken phrase dating from the 19th century may be a descendant of the older simile, sure as a gun, which dates from the mid-seventeenth century and appears in the works of Samuel Butler, John Dryden, William Congreve, and George Meredith, among others. According to S. A. Hammett (A Stray Yankee in Texas, 1853),

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