lead-pipe cinch
noun
US, informal
: something very easy or certain
ought to be a lead-pipe cinch to find 
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Word History
Etymology
lead-pipe from the phrase lead pipe pipe made of lead, from Middle English lede pype, from lede, leed lead + pype, pipe pipe
First Known Use
1888, in the meaning defined above
lead-pipe cinch
phrase
as in sure thing
one that is certain to succeed The attorney displayed no shortage of confidence when proclaiming a not guilty verdict in the trial to be a lead-pipe cinch. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- sure thing
- slam dunk
- certainty
- cinch
- foregone conclusion
- lock
- shoo-in
- eventuality
- inevitability
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- long shot
- dark horse
- come into one's own
- come into play
- come into question
- come into someone's mind
- come into the world
- come into use
- come last
- come naturally
- come of age
- come off
- come off (as)
- come off as
- come off it
- come off second best
- come on
- come on as
- come on strong
- come on the air
- come on the market
- come on the scene
- come on to
- come one, come all
- come out
- come out against
- come out in favor of