sure as shooting

adj : absolutely certain; "it is sure as shooting that they will

come"

adv : definitely or positively; "the results are surely

encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's

going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for

certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure

enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; (`sure' is used

informally for `surely' as in "they sure smell good";

"sure he'll come") [syn: {surely}, {certainly}, {sure},

{for sure}, {for certain}, {sure enough}]