adjective
certain to be successful
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a sure-fire way to get rich
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sureˈ-fire adjective (informal)
Infallible
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Main Entry: ↑sure
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sure-fire UK US adjective
certain to be successful
a sure-fire way to make new friends
Thesaurus: likely or certain to be successfulsynonym
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sure-fire «SHUR FYR», adjective.
Informal. definite; certain; unfailing: »
a sure-fire success. In the repertoire of the nation's comedians, Hoboken, N.J., ranks almost on a par with Brooklyn, N.Y., and Kokomo, Ind., as a sure-fire laugh-getter (Newsweek).
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adj. [attrib.] informal certain to succeed
bad behavior is a sure-fire way of getting attention
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certain to be successful or to happen as you expect
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a sure-fire success
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Bad behaviour is a sure-fire way of getting people's attention.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.