Idiom
death and taxes
Meaning
Something which is totally certain.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“In this world, only death and taxes are certain.”
“You can plan for every outcome, but remember that death and taxes are the only true guarantees in life.”
“While market trends and political climates remain volatile, the inevitability of death and taxes serves as the only constant in an otherwise unpredictable world.”
Examples
simple
“In this world, only death and taxes are certain.”
contextual
“You can plan for every outcome, but remember that death and taxes are the only true guarantees in life.”
complex
“While market trends and political climates remain volatile, the inevitability of death and taxes serves as the only constant in an otherwise unpredictable world.”
Origin
By extension with sure as death and taxes.
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