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Sure as I'm standing here
Meaning
- A way to emphasize that something is 100 percent certain and true. It adds an element of personal witness to a fact.
Certain, folksy
Used in a sentence
- That man will be late, sure as I'm standing here.
- We are going to finish this project on time, sure as I'm standing here.
- She told me the truth, sure as I'm standing here.
The backstory
A folksy, emphatic expression that uses the speaker's own existence in that moment as a point of reference for the truth.
Heard in
The South, Midwest
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