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Säkerhet och Möjlighet - Certainty

Upptäck hur engelska idiom som "gå utan att säga" och "bortom en skugga av tvivel" relaterar till säkerhet på engelska.

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English idioms related to Certainty & Possibility
to bet one's life

to express strongly and confidently that something is undoubtedly true or will certainly happen

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to not count one's chickens

to be cautious and not assume that something will succeed or happen as planned, as there is always a possibility of unforeseen obstacles or problems

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beyond a shadow of a doubt

used when one can claim that something is true with all one's certainty

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dollars to doughnuts

used to show one's utmost certainty about something

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hands down

in a way that is free of all ambiguity or uncertainty

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to go without saying

used to say that something is so obvious that there is no need for further explanation

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mark my word

used when one is certain that something will happen at some point in the future

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to seal one's fate

to do something that ensures that someone or something fails or something unpleasant happens to them

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tried and true

denoting something that has been tested many times and proved to be reliable or effective

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acid test

a way of proving the validity of a claim or determining the success rate of a plan

avgörande test, prova på styrka

avgörande test, prova på styrka

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a backward glance

a feeling of remorse, and reservation that one gets upon facing a challenge or finding oneself in an unexpected situation

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to feel something in one's bones

to believe something strongly, even though one cannot explain why

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foregone conclusion

something that is assumed to be true or already decided upon before any evidence or arguments are presented

förutbestämd slutsats, självklart resultat

förutbestämd slutsats, självklart resultat

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in no uncertain terms

in a way that is most clear or direct

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a one-way ticket

a situation in which any decision made cannot be undone

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to be only a matter of time

to certainly happen at some point in the future

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somebody can take something to the bank

used to imply that something is reliable, certain, and can be trusted completely

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