(as) sure as I'm standing here

: safe from danger or harm

: firmly established : steadfast

: reliable, trustworthy

: surely

: I am

: not yet cut or harvested

: upright on the feet or base : erect

: not flowing : stagnant

: a place to stand in : location

: a position from which one may assert or enforce legal rights and duties

: length of service or experience especially as determining rank, pay, or privilege

: in or at this place

: now

: in an arbitrary location

used for emphasis especially after a demonstrative pronoun or after a noun modified by a demonstrative adjective

used for emphasis after a demonstrative adjective but before the noun modified

: this place