sure thing

NOUN
  1. something that is certain
    his victory is a certainty
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How To Use sure thing In A Sentence

  • One of the most subtle allusions to horses is the word cinch, meaning a ` sure thing. ' VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIII No 1
  • I'm sure things will turn out OK.
  • The City likes to measure things in quarters, carving up the year into four easily digestible parts. Times, Sunday Times
  • When we'd arrived at her place she'd panicked over Ken not being there, and rushed around like a madwoman checking to make sure things were still there.
  • What do you expect of that ne'er-do-well relative who's always hitting you up for a loan because he's come up with a sure thing?
  • The intended result may or may not be achieved in any given case, but the one almost sure thing is that unintended results - nontarget effects - will also be achieved. ' OpEdNews - Quicklink: Understanding the Nontarget Effects of Genetic Manipulation
  • Moe Tkacik's latest piece for her Das Krapital blog at the Washington City Paper fingers Charles Lane for most of the Washington Post's obsequious coverage of the post-crash economy -- from their overarching devotion to Timothy Geithner, to their fussbudgety and nonsensical concern-trolling over Elizabeth Warren to what Tkacik describes as an overall "neglect" of "the economy's more conspicuous challenges -- such as the foreclosure thing, about which they have yet to issue an official proclamation. The Washington Post's TARP Mythmaking, A Recent History
  • Five thousand people signed up for membership before the first roulette wheel was spun ensuring that as the showgirls high-kicked on the opening night, the Opera House Casino was already a sure thing.
  • Many investors in subprime loans thought they were buying a sure thing and the quasi-government agencies known as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac played no small role in encouraging that perception. Canada: Land of the Free
  • She's got a lot of hard workers and a foreman that makes sure things run smoothly for her when she's not there.
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