sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow

adverb

Surely; certainly.

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Meanings

adverbsure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow (not comparable)

alternative sure as the sun is going to rise tomorrow · alternative sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow morning · alternative sure as the sun is going to rise tomorrow morning

  1. not comparablesimileSurely; certainly.

    Just as sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow, we are going to move this process forward.

    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
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    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.

    1995, Lyle Stuart, Winning at Casino Gambling, Lyle Stuart, →ISBN, page 316

    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.

    2012 August 28, Telltale Games, The Walking Dead, Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, Kindle Fire

    As sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow, you know that at some point, interest rates will rise again.

    2014 August 29, Doyle Shuler, The Barefoot Retirement Plan

Origin

From the fact that the Sun will indisputably rise the following day.

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APA

sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sure%20as%20the%20sun%20is%20going%20to%20come%20up%20tomorrow

MLA

“sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sure%20as%20the%20sun%20is%20going%20to%20come%20up%20tomorrow. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sure%20as%20the%20sun%20is%20going%20to%20come%20up%20tomorrow.

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