sure as eggs is eggs

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Originally “as sure as eggs is eggs, and not eyren”. Eyren is the Old English plural form for ”eggs”, and eggs is derived from Old Norse. Eyren was the word form used in the south of England, but it was replaced by northern form eggs, which originally was the Old Norse plural for egg.[1]

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Adverb

sure as eggs is eggs (not comparable)

  1. (simile, colloquial) Most certainly.
    At this time of year, sure as eggs is eggs, the TV starts filling with Christmas ads for toys.

References
  1. Hargreaves, Dewi (2020-07-18), “Why Aren’t Eggs Called Ayrenn?”, in Dewi Hargreaves writer and freelance illustrator‎, retrieved 2022-11-20.
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