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As sure as God's got sandals

Meaning

A colorful way of saying that something is a guaranteed certainty. It is used to add emphasis and a bit of regional flair to a statement of fact.

Religious, folksy

Used in a sentence

  • It is going to rain tonight, as sure as God's got sandals.
  • He will be here by noon, as sure as God's got sandals.
  • That fence is going to fall down if we don't fix it, as sure as God's got sandals.

The backstory

This is a creative folksy variation of the more common as sure as God's got feet. It is deeply rooted in Southern religious culture where everything is compared to the Almighty.

Heard in

The South

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