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Definition of Sure-fire
1. Adjective. Certain to be successful. "A sure-fire way to get rich"
Definition of Sure-fire
1. Adjective. certain to work ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sure-fire
Literary usage of Sure-fire
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Popular Theatre by George Jean Nathan (1918)
"When he makes Dudgeon strut like a hero, the laugh is as sure-fire as when Richard
Harding Davis makes Willie Collier strut ..."
2. The Technique of the Photoplay by Epes Winthrop Sargent (1913)
"Sure fire revolvers means that the weapons are to be discharged. The bottles and
glasses are "off" because they are brought into the scene after the camera ..."
3. The Technique of the Photoplay by Epes Winthrop Sargent (1913)
"Sure fire revolvers means that the weapons are to be discharged. The bottles and
glasses are "off" because they are brought into the scene after the camera ..."
4. The Technique of the Photoplay by Epes Winthrop Sargent (1913)
"Sure fire revolvers means that the weapons are to be discharged. The bottles and
glasses are "off" because they are brought into the scene after the camera ..."
5. Writing for Vaudeville: With Nine Complete Examples of Various Vaudeville by Brett Page, Joseph Berg Esenwein (1915)
"The principles underlying these laugh-getters remain the same forever. 7.
Sure-Fire Laughs Depend upon Action and Situation, ..."
6. Southern Literary Messenger (1838)
"The sure fire of Jones and his companion had brought them to the ground, and they
lay before them in the agonies of death ! Those of the company in the road ..."
7. 50 Ways Farmers Can Protect Their Groundwater by Michael C. Hirschi, F. William Simmons, Doug Peterson, Ed Giles (1998)
"If possible, make sure fire-fighting equipment can reach the building from all
sides. A 12- foot-wide road is wide enough for emergency equipment. Flooding. ..."
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