"sure-fire" meaning in All languages combined

See sure-fire on Wiktionary

Adjective [英语]

Forms: more sure-fire [comparative], most sure-fire [superlative]
Etymology: sure + fire,原用于指枪械的开火性能。
  1. 绝对可行的,保证能用的
    Sense id: zh-sure-fire-en-adj-N2yPClq~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: surefire

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