beyond a shadow of a doubt
English
Alternative forms
- beyond a shadow of doubt
- beyond the shadow of a doubt
- without a shadow of a doubt
Etymology
From shadow of a doubt.
Prepositional phrase
- Without any doubt or hesitation at all.
- I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that my sister would want to go to the concert.
Translations
without any doubt or hesitation
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Further reading
- “without beyond a shadow of a doubt” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “beyond without a shadow of a doubt” (US) / “beyond without a shadow of a doubt” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “beyond a shadow of a doubt” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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