solid as a rock vs sure

solid as a rock

adj
  • Very reliable and dependable 

  • Extremely thick and heavy, so as to make it impossible to move. 

sure

adj
  • Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable. 

  • Certain to act or be a specified way. 

  • Certain in one's knowledge or belief. 

adv
  • Without doubt, certainly. 

intj
  • Yes, expressing noncommittal agreement or consent. 

  • Yes; of course. 

  • You're welcome; polite response to being thanked. 

How often have the words solid as a rock and sure occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )