sure cure



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.
See also: cure, sure

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Agnethaahng-NE-tah (Swedish) Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
KaziaKAH-zhahPolish
Chariovalda-Ancient Germanic
GeorgGE-awrk (German), YE-ory (Swedish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Estonian
Uilani-Hawaiian
MaltheMAHL-tə (German)Danish, German