In for and Sure

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In for adjective - Certain to get or have.

Usage example: he knew he was in for a licking

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Sure and in for are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sure" instead an adjective phrase "In for".

Sure adjective - Certain to occur; destined or inevitable.

Usage example: he is sure to win

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In for and sure are semantically related. You can use "In for" instead an adjective "Sure".

Nearby Word: surely

How this is, we're not sure of, but we are sure that he has it in for Flamenco—enough to have countless dummies of him that he can torture.

Source: Anime / Samurai Flamenco
The woman was sure that the man was "sneaking this tart in for sex for his poor wife sleeps upstairs".

Source: Mistaken for Cheating
When going in for plastic surgery (which requires removing the toupee) he tells Scott to make sure and sneak in and glue it to his head if he happens to die on the table.

Source: Film / Behind the Candelabra

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