sure cure

A remedy that won't fail, as in Hard work is a sure cure for brooding. Originating in the late 1800s as an advertising slogan ( Dr. Keck's Sure Cure for Catarrh; first recorded in 1881), this rhyming phrase was soon extended to other matters.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ezekias	-	Biblical Greek
OtÁVio	-	Portuguese (Brazilian)
Iustinianus	-	Late Roman
Yechi'el	-	Biblical Hebrew
Dimitrij	-	Slovene, Macedonian
Jocasta	jo-KAS-tə (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)