rocket science
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- (literal) The science or study of rockets and their design.
- Coordinate terms: astrodynamics, astronautics
- (idiomatic, hyperbolic, chiefly in the negative) Anything overly complex, detailed or confusing.
- Synonym: brain surgery
- It's not rocket science. Just screw in the bulb and flip the switch.
- It's not rocket science. You just need to screw this to that!
- 2007 January 19, Thomas L. Friedman, “A Warning From the Garden”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- This isn’t rocket science. Government standards matter. They drive innovation and efficiency.
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- (something complex and confusing): brain surgery
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anything overly complex (idiomatic)
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