| 单词 | as sure as a club |
| 释义 | > as lemmasas sure as a club ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [phrase] > by violence or force > force rules might is rightc1330 clubs are trump1584 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > of course, certainly [phrase] > beyond question (as) sure as ——a1413 if your cap be of wool1546 as sure as a club1584 (as) sure as a guna1640 (as) sure as God made little apples1796 you can gamble on that1862 no matter how (or whichever way, etc.) you slice it1936 that's for sure1971 1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft iv. ix. 84 Hir prophesie fell out as sure as a club. 1588 R. Greene Pandosto sig. C4v Taking vp a cudgel..sware solemnly that shee would make clubs trumps, if hee brought any bastard brat within her dores. 1607 ‘W. S.’ Puritaine iii. 26 I knew by their shuffling Clubs would be Trumpe. a1634 J. Day Peregrinatio Scholastica (Sloane 3150) f. 15 Secum ad penam æternam trahit, he is his owne as sure as a clubb. < as lemmas |
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