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PonyFan Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Sure as sugar are

"We sure as sugar are"

Could you tell me whether "sure as sugar are" is an idiom or nonce words and omitting be verb is common like "we sure..."?
Thanks in advance!

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The core of the sentence is "We are". "sure as sugar" is used adverbially as an intensifier. "sugar" is an alliterative but otherwise fairly arbitrary euphemistic replacement for "****" in the expression "sure as ****".

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  • The core of the sentence is "We are".
  • "sure as sugar" is used adverbially as an intensifier.
  • "sugar" is an alliterative but otherwise fairly arbitrary euphemistic replacement for "****" in the expression "sure as ****".
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The core of the sentence is "We are". "sure as sugar" is used adverbially as an intensifier.

"sugar" is an alliterative but otherwise fairly arbitrary euphemistic replacement for "****" in the expression "sure as ****".
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