sure-fire

Definitions

Guaranteed to work or happen.

Equivalents

Examples

“That hat should be a sure-fire way to spot him in a crowd.”

“[…] just as he knew that showing up for lunch with a brown bag full of dried squirrel jerky and mushrooms and lemongrass was a surefire way to end⟳ up social roadkill in the high school hierarchy, […]”

“There certainly looks to be a whole clutch of sure-fire winners among the 11 promised new productions.”

“I believe⟳ that dismissing people, dismissing their concerns or worse yet, shutting down media, shutting down elections or shutting people out of the political process⟳ protects nothing. In fact, it is the most sure-fire way to destroy⟳ democracy.”

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