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.

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:

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

Summary: Colin Firth heads to tonight's Oscars "as close as you can get to a dead cert" to winning the Best Actor Award.

He said: "You can always have surprises, that said I think Colin Firth is as close as you can get to a dead cert for the Oscars."

Firth a 'cert' for Best Actor Oscar

词组	a dead cert
释义	a dead 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 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: 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 Summary: Colin Firth heads to tonight's Oscars "as close as you can get to a dead cert" to winning the Best Actor Award. He said: "You can always have surprises, that said I think Colin Firth is as close as you can get to a dead cert for the Oscars." Firth a 'cert' for Best Actor Oscar
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