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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Example Sentences

It’s a sure cure for any lingering Weltschmerz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

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 so he himself once said, "The sure cure for all private griefs is a hearty interest in public affairs."

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators by Hubbard, Elbert