for sure
for sure
Definitely; for certain. A: "How many people are coming to dinner tonight?" B: "I can't say for sure—my family tends to just show up without responding to invitations." Oh, I'll be there, for sure—I'm just running a little late.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
for sure
for certain. I will be there for sure. Sally: Are you ready to go? Bob: For sure. Sally: Then, let's go.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
for ˈsure
(informal) definitely: ‘What time will you be here?’ ‘I don’t know for sure yet.’ I’ll be there for sure; don’t worry.See also: sure
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
for sure
phr. absolutely. (The same as fer shur.) I’ll be there, for sure.
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
for sure
Informal Certainly; unquestionably: We'll win for sure.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
for sure
Certainly, without doubt; also, I agree. This seemingly modern phrase dates from the late 1500s, at least in the first sense. John Milton used it in Paradise Regained (1671), “Now, now, for sure deliverance is at hand.” The second sense is somewhat more recent, and is often put as that’s for sure. C. Bonington had it in Annapurna South Face (1971), “We can’t do it in the next two days.—That’s for sure.”
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The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- for certain
- can't say for sure
- (I) can't say for sure
- (I) can't rightly say
- can't rightly say
- rightly
- come to the boil
- be out of control
- be, get, etc. out of control
- rejoice