Associations to the word «Sure-fire»
Wiktionary
SURE-FIRE, adjective. Certain to work
Dictionary definition
SURE-FIRE, adjective. Certain to be successful; "a sure-fire way to get rich".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.