"certain as death or taxes" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} certain as death or taxes (not comparable)
  1. Synonym of sure as death and taxes Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: sure as death and taxes [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-certain_as_death_or_taxes-en-adj-XC8802b2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} certain as death or taxes (not comparable)
  1. Synonym of sure as death and taxes Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: sure as death and taxes [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-certain_as_death_or_taxes-en-adv-XC8802b2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
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