sure thing

interjection

A polite reply to thank you.

“"Thanks a lot for your help." / "Sure thing!"”

Meanings

interjection
  1. informalA polite reply to thank you.

    "Thanks a lot for your help." / "Sure thing!"

  2. informalAn affirmative reply; yes; certainly.

    "Can you finish by tomorrow?" / "Sure thing!"

nounsure thing (plural sure things)

plural sure things

  1. USinformalThat which is certain.

    That horse is a sure thing in the race at 3:30.

    Synonyms: certainty, safe bet, banker, cert, certainty, certitude, cinch, dead cert

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

nounsomething that is certain

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

French pas de quoi
  • pas de quoi(informal) a reply to thank you
German gern geschehen, na klar
  • gern geschehen(informal) a reply to thank you
  • na klaran affirmative reply; yes; certainly
  • sichere Sachethat which is certain
Greek σιγουράκι
  • σιγουράκι (sigouráki)that which is certain
Icelandic minnsta mál, það var ekkert
  • minnsta mál(informal) a reply to thank you
  • það var ekkert(informal) a reply to thank you
  • ekkert mál(informal) a reply to thank you
  • sjálfsagt málan affirmative reply; yes; certainly
  • ekkert málan affirmative reply; yes; certainly
Irish scéal cinnte
  • scéal cinntethat which is certain
Polish nie ma za co, jasna sprawa
  • nie ma za co(informal) a reply to thank you
  • jasna sprawa(informal) a reply to thank you
  • jasna rzecz(informal) a reply to thank you
  • jasnean affirmative reply; yes; certainly
  • oczywiściean affirmative reply; yes; certainly
  • pewniean affirmative reply; yes; certainly
  • z pewnościąan affirmative reply; yes; certainly
  • jasna sprawaan affirmative reply; yes; certainly
  • jasna rzeczan affirmative reply; yes; certainly
  • pewnikthat which is certain
Russian пожа́луйста, не за что
  • пожа́луйста (požálujsta)(informal) a reply to thank you
  • не за что (ne za što)(informal) a reply to thank you
  • то́чно (tóčno)an affirmative reply; yes; certainly
Spanish dalo por hecho
  • dalo por hechoan affirmative reply; yes; certainly
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Chicago

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