П158
КАК ПИТЬ ДАТЬ (ДАСТ, ДАДУТ both
obs)
coll ( как + VPthese forms only,
usu. used as
advusu. used with verbs in
pfv fut or, less often, subjunctive
fixed WO (used to emphasize that an action will occur, a situation will be etc precisely as predicted or stated) certainly, without a doubt: (that's) for (dead) sure (certain)
as sure as sure can be(there are) no two ways about itno doubt (question) about ityou can count on (be sure of) that.
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П159 →← П157