sure of (oneself)

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sure of (oneself)

Very self-confident. You can't go into that interview wondering if you're good enough for the job—if you're sure of yourself, the interviewer will be sure of you, too. A: "Well, Tammy's very sure of himself, isn't she?" B: "Yeah, we've never needed to worry about her succeeding in life."

sure of oneself

Self-confident, as in Now that Mary's graduated she's much more sure of herself. This expression uses sure in the sense of "confident" or "secure," a usage dating from the mid-1400s.

ˈsure of yourself

(sometimes disapproving) very confident: She seems very sure of herself.

See also: of, sure

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Indeed, we have begun to accept the loss of identity as Indigenous peoples simply because we feel less sure of ourselves since we are using our Indigenous languages less and less.