sure as death

English

Adverb

sure as death (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Most certainly.
    • 1896, Margaret Oliphant, The Library Window:
      "It was naething to make a wark about. It was just yon windy yonder in the library that is nae windy. And it was open as sure's death. You may laugh if you like. Is that a' she's wantin' wi' me?"
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