noun
something that is certain
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his victory is a certainty
• Syn: ↑certainty, ↑foregone conclusion
• Ant: ↑uncertainty (for: ↑certainty)
• Hypernyms: ↑quality
• Hyponyms:
↑cert, ↑ineluctability, ↑unavoidability, ↑inevitability, ↑inevitableness, ↑surety, ↑indisputability, ↑indubitability, ↑unquestionability, ↑unquestionableness, ↑moral certainty, ↑predictability, ↑slam dunk
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sure thing,
a certainty; safe thing; a bet that one cannot lose: »
A host of horseplayers think he's a sure thing (New Yorker).
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informal a certainty
"Can I watch?" "Sure thing."
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sure thing
informal
— used to say “yes” or to agree to a request or suggestion
“Can you be here in five minutes?” “Sure thing.”
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Main Entry: ↑sure
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Main Entry: ↑thing
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ˌsure ˈthing idiom
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‘Are you coming?’ ‘Sure thing.’
Useful english dictionary. 2012.