(as) sure as death

(as) sure as death
или as sure as fate
   paзг.
   нeoтвpaтимo кaк cмepть, кaк cудьбa, нeизбeжнo
    With all these clouds gathering it's as sure as death to rain before morning (C. Mackenzie). They'll make for the camp as sure as fate. It would be their first idea (A. C. Doyle)

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