cinch

have something cinched

Fig. Inf. to have something settled; to have the results of some act assured. Don't worry. I've got it cinched. You just think you've got it cinched.

It's a (dead) cinch.

Fig. It's a very easy task. (Dead means absolutely.) Tom: Did you figure out how to change the tire? Jane: Yep! It was a cinch. Altering clothes patterns is difficult for me, but for Mary, it's a dead cinch.

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lead-pipe cinch

Fig. something very easy to do; something entirely certain to happen. I knew it was a lead-pie cinch that I would be selected to head the publication committee.

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lead-pipe cinch

A certainty, an assured success. For example, "An engagement ain't always a lead-pipe cinch" (O. Henry, The Sphinx Apple, 1907). This colloquial expression is of disputed origin. It may allude to the cinch that tightly holds a horse's saddle in place, which can make it easier for the rider to succeed in a race; or it may allude to a cinch in plumbing, in which a lead pipe is fastened with a band of steel to another pipe or a fixture, making a very secure joint. [Late 1800s]

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cinch up

To tighten some drawstring or strap, especially a saddle girth: I cinched up the saddle girth before mounting the horse. I cinched up the hood of my jacket to keep the rain out.

cinch

(sɪntʃ)

1. n. something very easy. No sweat! It was a cinch!

2. tv. to have something settled and secured. It only took a handshake to cinch the deal.

cinched

(sɪntʃt)

mod. settled; secured; sealed (up). (As one tightens the saddle girth on a horse.) I’ve got it cinched! No sweat!

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dead cinch

n. an absolute certainty; an easy thing to do. It’s a dead cinch. I foresee no problems.

have something cinched

tv. to have something settled; to have the results of some act assured. (see also cinched. Have got can replace have.) You just think you’ve got it cinched.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Al	AL	English
MoisÉS	moi-SES (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Lazaros	-	Biblical Greek
Nanny	NAN-ee	English
Prateek	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali
Erland	ER-lahnd (Swedish)	Swedish, Danish