be a dead cert

slang To be almost certain to do a certain thing or to succeed in a particular area. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Sally is the most qualified candidate by far, so she's a dead cert for the promotion.

See also: cert, dead

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

a dead cert
cert
certain
treat (someone or something) like (someone or something else)
treat like
establish
establish (oneself, someone, or something) as (something)
establish as
under certain circumstances
under certain conditions

References in periodicals archive

Joe's single, The Climb, was thought to be a dead cert until a Facebook campaign urged people to download Killing in the Name, last in the charts in 1992.

Joe's cheer

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释义	be a dead cert be a dead cert slang To be almost certain to do a certain thing or to succeed in a particular area. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Sally is the most qualified candidate by far, so she's a dead cert for the promotion. See also: cert, dead Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: a dead cert cert certain treat (someone or something) like (someone or something else) treat like establish establish (oneself, someone, or something) as (something) establish as under certain circumstances under certain conditions References in periodicals archive Joe's single, The Climb, was thought to be a dead cert until a Facebook campaign urged people to download Killing in the Name, last in the charts in 1992. Joe's cheer
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