slam dunks
Forceful overhead baskets
Slam dunks are basketball shots where a player jumps and thrusts the ball forcefully down through the hoop.
The move is dramatic and high-percentage, which gives rise to the figurative sense: a slam dunk is something virtually guaranteed to succeed.
The case was a slam dunk for the prosecution.
With those credentials, her application should be a slam dunk.
Promised with certainty
- surefireGuaranteed to succeed
- definiteClearly established, not vague
- inevitableCertain to occur
- assuredCertain or self-possessed
sure things · no-brainers · gimmes · layups · cinches · locks · shoo-ins · safe bets
guaranteed
Promised with certainty
- surefireGuaranteed to succeed
- definiteClearly established, not vague
- inevitableCertain to occur
assured · sure things · no-brainers · gimmes · layups · cinches · locks · shoo-ins · safe bets · done deals
slam dunksfree throws
Uncontested shots from fifteen feet
layups · bank shots · floaters · finger rolls · set shots
slam dunkslong shots
Unlikely to succeed
Hail Marys · gambles · toss-ups · uphill battles · moon shots
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