sure cure

Idioms  

1. 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.

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sure cure

Being around him is a sure cure for feeling sorry for yourself.

From Golf Digest ● Jun. 25, 2019

Dr. Mills emphasized that although there is still no sure cure for Peyronie’s disease, therapy often lessens the problem.

From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2019

Nevertheless, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” is a sure cure for the “mean reds.”

From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2016

And medications are no picnic and no sure cure.

From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2010

They say it's a sure cure for the slang habit.

From John March, Southerner by George W. Cable