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амер.; разг.наверняка, дело верное; ≈ как пить датьTo the latter (a Southerner) drawing his comparison from his idolized rifle, a thing is "as sure as shooting", while to the former (a Yankee) more pious or more hypocritical, it is "as sartin [= certain] as preaching". (P. Paxton, ‘A Stray Yankee in Texas’, DAE) — Второй (южанин), для которого ружье было священным предметом, любил говорить: "Дело верное, как меткий выстрел"; первый (северянин), человек более набожный, а может, больший ханжа, говорил обычно: "Дело верное, как проповедь".
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