cert

a dead cert

slang Someone who is almost certain to do a certain thing or to succeed in a particular area. Sally is the most qualified candidate by far, so she's a dead cert for the promotion.
See also: cert, dead

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.

a dead ˈcert

(informal) a person or thing that is certain to win, succeed, etc: ‘Would you ever bet money on a horse?’ ‘No, not unless it was a dead cert.’
Dead here means complete or total. Cert is a short form of certainty.
See also: cert, dead
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • a dead cert
  • be a dead cert
  • certain
  • treat (someone or something) like (someone or something else)
  • treat like
  • establish
  • establish (oneself, someone, or something) as (something)
  • establish as
  • or bust
  • (somewhere or something) or bust
References in periodicals archive
If a CERT transaction has occurred, the next step is to determine whether there is an NOL in a loss limitation year, which is the tax year of the distribution and the two immediately succeeding tax years (Sec.
Contact Cert ID Europe on tel 01675 475607 or visit www.cert-id.eu
The CERT is designed to do this and the Oman CERT will be linked to the worldwide network which exists for international collaboration so that members can analyse and forewarn each other of the existence of such threats, their nature and where they may come from.
Paul Bailey, general operations manager at Cooper Carriers, said: "The CERT drinks network complements our other logistics operations and provides us with additional business opportunities.
DVD extras.Spirited Away Cert PG, Optimum Releasing, DVD pounds 19.99 Hayao Miyazaki's extraordinary magical adventure centring on a young girl named Chihiro (voiced by Daveigh Chase), who finds herself trapped in a haunted, abandoned theme park.
Kladder has now joined the NEHA staff as a program manager for CERT.
1983), reh g, 736 F.2d 1289 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 469 U.S.
Although the genesis of the cert pool is unclear, the logic behind its creation is clear: to save time and increase efficiency.
Second, a mere three Justices could place a "hold" on any cert. petition that they considered related to a case already pending.
Why does the Court and its individual justices vote the way they do at the certiorari (hereinafter cert) vote?
The Provincial Disaster Response Exercise (PDRE) 2017 is structured exercise based on emergency scenarios and each CERT is being participated in all three phases of the exercise including pre-operation phase, operation phase and post operation phase, he said.
17, 2012, the IRS published a significant proposed regulation package (REG-140668-07) providing the first published guidance addressing corporate equity reduction transactions (CERTs) since the CERT rules were enacted in 1989.
CERT ID EUROPE 01675 475607 the food industry's fastest growing independent certification body has appointed former food technical manager and BRC expert, Stephen Kolek as Senior Technologist.
Acknowledging the threats in the cyber world, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has agreed to the establishment of inter Computer Security and Incident Response Team (CSIRT) or the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) collaboration among its member countries.