SURE AS SHOOTING

• (adverb) definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')

  "the results are surely encouraging", "she certainly is a hard worker", "it's going to be a good day for sure", "they are coming, for certain", "they thought he had been killed sure enough", "he'll win sure as shooting", "they sure smell good", "sure he'll come"

  synonyms : certainly , for certain , for sure , sure , sure enough , surely

• (adj.) absolutely certain

  "it is sure as shooting that they will come"

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