sure as shit
- idiom
- Offensive
- You can sure as shit count on him to be honest.
- I sure as shit know
- He is sure as shit
Examples
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- Sure as shit looks like it.
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You sure as shit ain't gonna change her.
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Well, it's sure as shit gonna help!
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Yeah, we sure as shit did.
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And so sure as shit, I retired before him.
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Sure as shit beats being in the office.
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I sure as shit wouldn't.
Blog text (28) -
It sure as shit ain't gonna end up well.
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I lost some men, won't be the first time, and sure as shit won't be the last.
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It sure as shit does to predict they'd go rogue.
Synonyms
Showing that something is true or will happen without any doubt
Certain to happen or be true
Without any doubt
Sure to happen or be true
Shows that something is almost certainly true, often before saying something different
To be completely sure and have no doubt
Shows that something happens exactly as expected
Says that something is certainly true
Completely certain that something will happen
Certain to happen without any doubt
Says that something will definitely happen or is true
Certain to happen
Completely certain that something is true
Completely sure in a strong, playful way
Completely certain that something is true
Antonyms
How Certain
- Offensive
- Informal
- Archaic
- Informal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The expression uses 'shit' as a vulgar emphatic intensifier attached to 'sure', so a learner who knows the constituents can often infer the overall meaning 'absolutely/very sure' from the comparative/intensifying pattern. However, the literal meaning of 'shit' does not contribute to certainty and the use of an expletive intensifier is idiomatic and colloquial rather than strictly compositional, so full understanding is not guaranteed without exposure.
Etymology
Sure as shit uses the rude word shit to make sure sound very strong. That's why people use it to say something is 'definitely true'.