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true as a die

true as a die adverb: with perfect aim or direction.

Adverb

true as a die (not comparable)

  1. With perfect aim or direction.
    • A giant arm encircled the tawny throat, and a long blade sank once, true as a die, into the fierce heart.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 124

Questions about true as a die

What does true as a die mean?
True as a die means with perfect aim or direction.
What part of speech is true as a die?
True as a die is an adverb.

Words near true as a die in the dictionary

  1. True Adams
  2. true airspeed
  3. true airspeeds
  4. true anomalies
  5. true anomaly
  6. true as a die
  7. true as I stand here
  8. true as I'm standing here
  9. true bandicoot
  10. true bearing
  11. true bearings

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