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Certain of success out tippling? Au contraire! (4,3,3)

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home and dry

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(Other definitions for home and dry that I've seen before include "Successfully arrived at the end of a difficult enterprise" , "In a position to reach a goal without much further difficulty" , "Definitely safe or successful" , "Having achieved one's objective" .)

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