"sure as eggs is eggs" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: En-au-sure as eggs is eggs.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Possible corruption of "x is x", a statement equivalent to the mathematical expression x = x, or the phrase "A is A" in relation to the law of identity. Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} sure as eggs is eggs (not comparable)
  1. (simile, colloquial) Most certainly. Tags: colloquial, not-comparable Synonyms: as sure as eggs are eggs, as sure as eggs is eggs, sure as eggs are eggs

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