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sure as shit

sure as shit

5 9.9
You can be certain it is true
  • idiom
  • Offensive
translation icon : seguro (vulgar)
  • You can sure as shit count on him to be honest.
  • I sure as shit know
  • He is sure as shit

Examples

Synonyms

certainly
vssure as shit
1.0

Showing that something is true or will happen without any doubt

is used to add stronger force rather than simple agreement
sure
vssure as shit
1.0

Certain to happen or be true

is used to add emotional emphasis beyond plain certainty
surely
vssure as shit
1.0

Without any doubt

adds strong emphasis to certainty rather than merely stating expectation
certain
vssure as shit
946 1.0

Sure to happen or be true

is used mainly to intensify belief rather than state a guarantee
no doubt
vssure as shit
515 1.8

Shows that something is almost certainly true, often before saying something different

is used to assert strong certainty rather than introduce contrast
for certain
vssure as shit
104 1.3

To be completely sure and have no doubt

is used mainly to add strong emphasis rather than neutral affirmation
sure enough
vssure as shit
58 2.7

Shows that something happens exactly as expected

is used to emphasize certainty rather than confirm expected outcome
without doubt
vssure as shit
7 2.3

Says that something is certainly true

is used to stress certainty rather than present formal evidence
sure as shooting
vssure as shit
  • Informal
1 8.2

Completely certain that something will happen

is more about strong emphasis than stating a neutral fact
sure as sugar
vssure as shit
  • Informal
1 8.8

Certain to happen without any doubt

is used more for strong everyday emphasis than neutral usage
sure as eggs
vssure as shit
  • Archaic
9.9

Says that something will definitely happen or is true

is used generally to stress certainty in many situations
sure as the world
vssure as shit
  • Informal
9.1

Certain to happen

focuses on emphasis rather than formal guarantee
absotively sure
vssure as shit
  • Informal
9.8

Completely certain that something is true

is used to emphasize certainty in general, not only informally
posilutely certain
vssure as shit
  • Informal
9.0

Completely sure in a strong, playful way

is used to emphasize strong belief without the playful tone
positutely sure
vssure as shit
  • Informal
9.8

Completely certain that something is true

is used for plain emphasis rather than playful coinage

Antonyms

11 4.0

Act or speak in a way that shows you are not sure

4 3.8

In a way that shows you are not sure and have little confidence

How Certain

sure as shit
  • Offensive
5 9.9
sure as shooting
  • Informal
1 8.2
sure as eggs
  • Archaic
9.9
sure as sugar
  • Informal
1 8.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

sure + as + shit

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'.