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  • 41sure enough — Synonyms and related words: absolute, actual, apodictic, ascertained, attested, authentic, authenticated, bona fide, bound, candid, card carrying, categorically true, certain, certified, clear, clear and distinct, clear as day, conclusive,… …

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  • 42sure-footed — /ˈʃɔ fʊtəd/ (say shaw footuhd) adjective 1. not liable to stumble, slip, or fall. 2. proceeding surely; unerring. –sure footedly, adverb –sure footedness, noun …

  • 43not in my backyard — (NIMBY)  Local oppostion to environmental threats. Critics have suggested that environmentalists are not really concerned with pollution but instead are interested in making sure it is not in their backyards.  ► “Perhaps surprisingly, prisons do… …

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  • 44sure-fire — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. Dependable, good, infallible; see excellent , reliable 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Informal Such as could not possibly fail or disappoint: certain, infallible, secure, sure, unerring, unfailing. See CERTAIN …

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  • 45not\ have\ anything\ on — • have nothing on • not have anything on v. phr. Not to be any better than; to have no advantage over. Susan is a wonderful athlete, but when it comes to dancing she has nothing on Mary. Even though he is older, John has nothing on Peter in… …

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  • 46sure·fire — /ˈʃɚˈfajɚ, Brit ˈʃɔːˈfajə/ adj, always used before a noun informal : certain not to fail : sure to be successful surefire solutions The movie is a surefire hit/success with teenagers. There is no surefire way to predict the outcome …

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  • 47Not out — Lexique du cricket Le cricket est un sport qui dispose d un lexique complexe : les termes techniques et expressions qu on y emploie de manière spécifique sont nombreux[1]. Sommaire : Haut A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q …

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  • 48not\ count\ one's\ chickens\ before\ they\ are\ hatched — v. phr. informal To depend on getting a profit or gain before you have it; make plans that suppose something will happen; be too sure that something will happen. Usually used in negative sentences: Don t count on things to turn out exactly as you …

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  • 49sure-footed — adjective 1. not liable to error in judgment or action most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression Walter Lippman demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent Michiko Kakutani • Syn: ↑confident, ↑surefooted • Similar to:… …

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  • 50not surprised — Synonyms and related words: agape, agog, all agog, anticipant, anticipating, anticipative, anticipatory, awaiting, certain, confident, eager, expectant, expecting, forearmed, forestalling, forewarned, gaping, hopeful, in anticipation, in… …

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