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#1 29-Oct-2006, 07:53As sure as eggs is eggs
Hello,
Long ago I found this simile in The American Thesaurus of Slang. I wonder if it's still alive.
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#2 29-Oct-2006, 08:56Re: As sure as eggs is eggs
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#3 29-Oct-2006, 11:11Re: As sure as eggs is eggs
Could you elaborate on its usage please? I mean in what walks of life etc.
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#4 29-Oct-2006, 11:51Re: As sure as eggs is eggs
"Walks of life" aren't really relevant. It's just a general purpose, rather informal, slightly old-fashioned (I mean I'd say it, but most young people wouldn't), expression of certainty. A probable derivation is given here: As sure as eggs is eggs, 28/09/05, Ian Jones
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#5 29-Oct-2006, 16:31Re: As sure as eggs is eggs
Thanks, Bob. That's what I'm always interested in.
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