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Synonyms for sure-fire
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : shoo r-fahyuh r, shur- |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃʊərˌfaɪər, ˈʃɜr- |
Définition of sure-fire
Origin :- also sure-fire, by 1864, American English, from sure + fire (v.). Originally of rifles.
- adj dependable
- “The program pictures are sure-fire, I suppose,” the girl admitted.
- Extract from : « Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence » by Alice B. Emerson
- That mind of his is too sure-fire to hang on so desperately to a mere dream.
- Extract from : « The Man Who Fell Through the Earth » by Carolyn Wells
- "Sure-fire hit," Mr. Rooney pronounced, as he spat on the stage floor behind the curtain.
- Extract from : « Blue-grass and Broadway » by Maria Thompson Daviess
- “No amateur screen actress—and that is all Wonota is as yet—is ever a ‘sure-fire hit’, as you call it,” said the practical Ruth.
- Extract from : « Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence » by Alice B. Emerson
- It's a sure-fire case against you, Larry—and it'll mean five to ten years if you're caught.
- Extract from : « Children of the Whirlwind » by Leroy Scott
- He could picture her glutinous satisfaction as she re-read her scenario and gloated over its sure-fire qualities.
- Extract from : « The Girl on the Boat » by Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
- It's a sure-fire cinch she'll never give you one of them salutes she hints at when she comes home ef she knows you backed out.
- Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn
- Pratts Lice Salve is a sure-fire lice killer in another form.
- Extract from : « Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry » by Pratt Food Co.
- Even the apparently "sure-fire" one may deliver a disturbing kick to its perpetrator.
- Extract from : « Public Speaking » by Clarence Stratton
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