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sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow en · ADV

Etymology

From the fact that the Sun will indisputably rise the following day.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, qualifier:simile) Surely; certainly.
   • As sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow, you know that at some point, interest rates will rise again. 2014 August 29, Doyle Shuler, The Barefoot Retirement Plan:
   • Chuck: I don't know much about you folks, but I can tell you, sure as the sun's gon' come up tomorrow, that y'all keep going on like this and that girl ain't gonna make it. 2012 August 28, Telltale Games, The Walking Dead, Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, Kindle Fire:
   • It's going to stay there, and I'm going to be able to bank that money someday as sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow. 1995, Lyle Stuart, Winning at Casino Gambling, Lyle Stuart, →ISBN, page 316:
   • Just as sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow, we are going to move this process forward. 2020 September 9, Rachel McDevitt, quoting Steve Santarsiero, “Bill to keep Pa. out of regional cap-and-trade program passes, but faces governor’s veto”, in WHYY:

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