Definition of sure-fire

sure-fire

• certain to work.

  Last edited on Sep 14 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'fire':
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
Alaskan fire dragon	Definitions include: one of many made up "sex moves" that are demeaning towards women.
Chinese fire drill	Definitions include: an event in which occupants of a stopped car (usually at a traffic signal) exit the car, run around it, and then re-enter the car.
DIAF	Definitions include: acronym for "die in a fire".
die in a fire	Definitions include: strong insult.
drink from the fire hose	Definitions include: to become overwhelmed with information.
dumpster fire	Definitions include: a massive disaster.
FF	Definitions include: to attack a teammate.
fight fires	Definitions include: to deal with urgent problems (usually at work.)
fire	Definitions include: to engage in coitus.
fire belly	Definitions include: an abdomen with many red stretch marks, which resemble flames.
fire crotch	Definitions include: a person with red pubic hair.
fire eyed	Definitions include: to be highly stoned.
fire it up	Definitions include: to begin to smoke marijuana.
fire on all cylinders	Definitions include: to be at one's peak performance.
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Other terms relating to 'sure':
fa-sheezy	Definitions include: Awesome, better than good, .
fa shizzle	Definitions include: see for shizzle.
fa sho	Definitions include: Most definitely, I approve
fa' sho	Definitions include: "for sure"
fa' sho'	Definitions include: abbreviation for the phrase, also slang, for sure
fer sure	Definitions include: spelling variant of "for sure".
for shizzle	Definitions include: for sure; certainly.
for sure	Definitions include: "certainly".
fo schizzle	Definitions include: see for shizzle.
fo' sheazy	Definitions include: "for sure".
fo sheezie	Definitions include: "for sure".
fo shizzle	Definitions include: "for sure".
fo' shizzle	Definitions include: A increasingly popular term for, "for sure"
fo shizzle my nizzle	Definitions include: "fo shizzle my nizzle", i.e. "for sure my nigga".
fo sho	Definitions include: for sure.
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