Idiom Meaning Example a sure thing a predictable result, sure to happen For them, success is a sure thing. They plan for success. After dinner we'll serve mints.
Daddy has a sweet tooth, eh.
The school play was a takeoff on Shakespeare's Hamlet . If he has a poor attitude, Dan will give him a talking to. After he heard the bad news, he poured himself a tall one. The argument was over quickly. It was a tempest in a teapot.