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simple as

English

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Etymology

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Ellipsis of as simple as that[1] or simple as simple does. Originated in Northern English, likely from the Lancashire area.

Adjective

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simple as (not comparable)

  1. (Northern England dialect) Used to denote that actions and situations are uncomplicated and simple.
    If you're doing something that nobody wants to see and I'm at that place, then one of us is in the wrong place. Simple as.

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  1. ^ Eric Partridge (2005) “simple as”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volume 2 (J–Z), London, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 1752.

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