He couldn't tell for sure from a distance whether it was George or Tom.
He didn't know for certain which bus to take.
I know for certain that he has a car.
"that car is smashed so badly it's no good any more." "that's for sure!"
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
for sure — [adv] definitely certainly, dead sure, for a fact, for certain, for real, no doubt, no question, no two ways about it, really, sure thing, unquestionably; concepts 535,552 … New thesaurus
for sure — ► for sure informal without doubt. Main Entry: ↑sure … English terms dictionary
for sure — I adjective not open to doubt (Freq. 1) she wanted to go; that was for sure • Similar to: ↑unquestionable II adverb definitely or positively ( sure is sometimes used informally for surely ) (Freq. 2) … Useful english dictionary
for sure — 1) definitely I will call you tomorrow for sure. Are you going on Friday? I don t know for sure. that s for sure: Ashe was an incredible tennis player, that s for sure. 2) American spoken used for agreeing with someone Let s have lunch together… … English dictionary
For Sure! — Infobox Album Name = For Sure! Type = Album Artist = Kenny Drew Released = 1978 Recorded = October 16, 1978 Genre = Jazz Length = Label = Xanadu Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = For Sure! (1974) Next album = For Sure! is a jazz… … Wikipedia
for sure — or[for certain] {adv. phr.} 1. Without doubt; certainly; surely. * /He couldn t tell for sure from a distance whether it was George or Tom./ * /He didn t know for certain which bus to take./ * /I know for certain that he has a car./ 2. {slang}… … Dictionary of American idioms
for sure — or[for certain] {adv. phr.} 1. Without doubt; certainly; surely. * /He couldn t tell for sure from a distance whether it was George or Tom./ * /He didn t know for certain which bus to take./ * /I know for certain that he has a car./ 2. {slang}… … Dictionary of American idioms
for sure — without any doubt. We re coming to visit you for sure this summer. Usage notes: often used in the form that s for sure: They don t want any of us there this weekend, that s for sure. Related vocabulary: you bet your sweet ass, you bet … New idioms dictionary
for sure — phr. absolutely. (The same as fer shur.) □ I’ll be there, for sure. □ Am I happy? For sure! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
for sure — adverb definitely, positively, without doubt I would buy one of those for sure. Syn: fo shizzle, for certain … Wiktionary
