beyond a shadow of a doubt
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Etymology edit
From shadow of a doubt.
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- Without any doubt or hesitation at all.
- I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that my sister would want to go to the concert.
- 1945 April 16, Harry S. Truman, 10:06 from the start, in MP72-20 President Roosevelt’s Funeral and Procession; Truman – New President of U.S.[1], Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives Identifier: 595162:
- So that there can be no possible misunderstanding, both Germany and Japan can be certain beyond any shadow of a doubt that America will continue to fight for freedom until no vestige of resistance remains. Our demand has been and it remains unconditional surrender.
Translations edit
without any doubt or hesitation
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Further reading edit
- “without beyond a shadow of a doubt” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “beyond without a shadow of a doubt” (US) / “beyond without a shadow of a doubt” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “beyond a shadow of a doubt”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.