单词 | sure as god made little apples |
释义 | > as lemmas(as) sure as God made little apples P6. (as) sure as God made little applesand variants: certainly, definitely; without a doubt. ΘΚΠ 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 1796 Eloise de Montblanc II. 90 As sure as God made little apples, she'll visit the lodge to-day. 1874 M. Clarke His Nat. Life (1875) iii. xv. 261 I'll tie you up and give you fifty for yourself, as sure as God made little apples. 1912 C. E. Mulford & J. W. Clay Buck Peters, Ranchman xxii. 285 It's Buck as sure as little apples Kesicks. 1926 J. Black You can't Win (1927) ix. 121 Sure as God made little apples I'll see that you get ten days. 1942 M. Lasswell Suds in your Eye ix. 112 I'm gonna learn to read sure as God made little apples. 1977 G. Woods Bloody Harvest 175 They're gonna come through that gate sure as God made apples. We get only one chance of surprise. 2004 S. Quigley Run for Home (2005) xvii. 273 Ask Mr Skillings. As sure as God made little apples, that's what I said. < as lemmas |
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