sure as eggs in English

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        "1": "en",
        "2": "sure as eggs is eggs"
      },
      "expansion": "sure as eggs is eggs",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "A shortened form of sure as eggs is eggs.",
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        {
          "ref": "1991, Knut Faldbakken, Insect summer",
          "text": "\"Pity for you though, all the same, you could have tried your luck there — she'll open her legs for grammar-school boys, sure as eggs.\"\n\"But if she's not much to look at anyway,\" I said […]",
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        "surely; doubtlessly"
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        "(simile, colloquial) surely; doubtlessly"
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "sure as eggs"
}

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        "2": "sure as eggs is eggs"
      },
      "expansion": "sure as eggs is eggs",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A shortened form of sure as eggs is eggs.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
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      "name": "en-adv"
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "ref": "1991, Knut Faldbakken, Insect summer",
          "text": "\"Pity for you though, all the same, you could have tried your luck there — she'll open her legs for grammar-school boys, sure as eggs.\"\n\"But if she's not much to look at anyway,\" I said […]",
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        "surely; doubtlessly"
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          "doubtlessly"
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        "(simile, colloquial) surely; doubtlessly"
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        "colloquial",
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      "tags": [
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  "word": "sure as eggs"
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"sure as eggs" meaning in English

Adverb