544. Surefire - CAE Vocabulary - CAE Adjectives - Surefire / Sure-Fire / Sure Fire

Surefire (Sure-fire) : 확실한, 특림없는, 백발백중의, 백퍼인

 

1)
if you say that something is surefire, it's certain to happen, it's likely to happen
particularly the collocation ; a surefire way to do something, a surefire way of doing something

it's bound to be successful
it's bound to perform in a certain way

something that is going to succeed and it's going to work every time 

so something that is surefire, is guaranteed to work
it's guaranteed to happen

it's way that you are certain that is going to happen 

a foolproof way of doing something
this is a fairly informal phrase

 

 

2)

drinking and driving is a surefire way to have an accident
your team look surefire winners for the championship this year
what we need is a surefire solution to this problem.
this is not a surefire method, it's case of hit and miss. something it works and sometimes it doesne't
spending a year in the UK speaking with native speaker is a sure-fire way to make a massive improvement in you English  
If he writes another it's a surefire bestseller, it's certain to be a bestseller
this is a surefire recipe for success
increasing petrol prices or fuel prices is a surefire way to generate inflation in an economy
surefire, certain to get the expected results
robbing a bank is a sure-fire way to end up in prison 
I think really in  life almost nothing is surefire
not wearing your safety belt when you are driving your car is a surefire way to get seriously hurt if you have an accident
leaving your email address in certain places is a sure-fire way to get lots of spam

 

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