"sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow" meaning in All languages combined

See sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

Etymology: From the fact that the Sun will indisputably rise the following day. Head templates: {{en-adv|-|head=sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow}} sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow (not comparable)
  1. (simile) Surely; certainly. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: sure as the sun is going to rise tomorrow, sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow morning, sure as the sun is going to rise tomorrow morning
    Sense id: en-sure_as_the_sun_is_going_to_come_up_tomorrow-en-adv-wxMfs8dd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

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  "etymology_text": "From the fact that the Sun will indisputably rise the following day.",
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          "ref": "1995, Lyle Stuart, Winning at Casino Gambling, Lyle Stuart, page 316",
          "text": "It's going to stay there, and I'm going to be able to bank that money someday as sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow.",
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        {
          "ref": "2012 August 28, Telltale Games, The Walking Dead, Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, Kindle Fire",
          "text": "Chuck: I don't know much about you folks, but I can tell you, sure as the sun's gon' come up tomorrow, that y'all keep going on like this and that girl ain't gonna make it.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014 August 29, Doyle Shuler, The Barefoot Retirement Plan",
          "text": "As sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow, you know that at some point, interest rates will rise again.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 September 9, Rachel McDevitt, quoting Steve Santarsiero, “Bill to keep Pa. out of regional cap-and-trade program passes, but faces governor’s veto”, in WHYY",
          "text": "Just as sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow, we are going to move this process forward.",
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        "(simile) Surely; certainly."
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          "word": "sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow morning"
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          "ref": "2012 August 28, Telltale Games, The Walking Dead, Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, Kindle Fire",
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      "word": "sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow morning"
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