"cream in the can" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cream in the can (uncountable)
  1. (slang) Something that is under control; a sure thing. Tags: slang, uncountable
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          "ref": "1929, The Kadelpian Review - Volume 9, page 128:",
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          "ref": "1973, Donald W. McCaffrey, The Golden Age of Sound Comedy, page 14:",
          "text": "[…] spoke of the success they would have on the road with a new show: \"It's cream in the can!\" Inarticulate Jed struggled: \" Eh, Eh, Eh (then desperately finished) It's in the can!\"",
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          "text": "Why, it's cream in the can, baby!"
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