As sure as I'm a foot high

v.

Heard in Tipperary

An emphatic assertion of absolute certainty.

In use

Tipperary will bayte Limerick next year, as sure as I'm a foot high!

Posh English

Tipperary shall defeat Limerick next year, as certain as I stand here before you.

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