so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche
التعريفات والمعاني
== German ==
=== Alternative forms ===
so sicher wie das Amen im Gebet
=== Etymology ===
Literally, “as certain as the Amen in church”, that is, with the same certainty that service participants will say “amen” when required; e.g. in Catholic services, whenever the priest says in Ewigkeit (“forever”). Compare Polish jak amen w pacierzu.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Phrase ===
so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche
absolutely certain; undoubtable
=== Further reading ===
“so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
"so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche" in Redensarten-Index