it's a (dead) cert to win

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• dead cert — /dɛd ˈsɜt/ (say ded sert) noun Colloquial a certainty: a dead cert to win …  

• Dead Cert — For the 1974 film, see Dead Cert (1974 film). For the 2010 film, see Dead Cert (2010 film). Dead Cert   …   Wikipedia

• dead cert — Noun. A sure thing. E.g. It s a dead cert that the favourite will win …   English slang and colloquialisms

• a dead cert — British informal 1) something that is definitely going to happen I think that a tax increase is a dead cert. 2) someone or something that is definitely going to be successful or to win something a dead cert for: Stewart is a dead cert for the men …   English dictionary

• cert — UK [sɜː(r)t] / US [sɜrt] noun [countable] Word forms cert : singular cert plural certs British informal something that is certain to happen or succeed I think it s a cert. a dead cert (= definitely certain): She s a dead cert to win …   English dictionary

• cert — noun be a (dead) cert BrE informal to be certain to happen or to succeed: So you reckon that this horse is a dead cert to win? …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• cert — [sə:t US sə:rt] n be a (dead) cert BrE informal to be certain to happen or to succeed ▪ Put your money on Thorpe to win, he s a dead cert …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• cert — [sə:t US sə:rt] n be a (dead) cert BrE informal to be certain to happen or to succeed ▪ Put your money on Thorpe to win, he s a dead cert …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dead — dead1 W1S1 [ded] adj [no comparative] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not alive)¦ 2¦(not working)¦ 3¦(already used)¦ 4¦(boring)¦ 5¦(not active/used)¦ 6¦(arm/leg etc)¦ 7¦(no emotion)¦ 8¦(tired)¦ 9 be dead to the world …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dead — 1 /ded/ adjective (no comparative) NO LONGER ALIVE OR EXISTING 1 no longer alive: Her mother had been dead for ten years. | dead leaves | dead body (=the body of a person who has died) | dead as a doornail/stone dead informal (=completely dead… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• cert — n. sl. (esp. dead cert) 1 an event or result regarded as certain to happen. 2 a horse strongly tipped to win. Etymology: abbr. of CERTAIN, CERTAINTY …   Useful english dictionary