sure-fire

adjective

1. informal.
   usually prenominal certain to succeed or meet expectations; assured

Example Sentences

Backers of some sure-fire hits are hoping for the former.

From Los Angeles Times

The problem, of course, is that this isn't a sure-fire solution and, if it was going to happen, it needed to happen fast.

From Salon

So an Elder Scrolls take on the genre seemed, on paper, like a sure-fire hit to many.

From BBC

People do not like jury duty, he said, "and when they see that a party in the case does not care and does not respect their time, that is a sure-fire way to get convicted".

From BBC

Against Punjab he accounted for Jonny Bairstow, one of the more accomplished players of fast bowling, by hurrying him on the pull shot, a sure-fire indicator of how quick he was.

From BBC

Related Words

• foolproof