They closed the museum because, pure and simple, it cost too much to run.
No one talked about issues or referred to facts — it was just gossip, pure and simple.
It was purely and simply the most marvelous vacation.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
pure and simple — {adj.} Simply stated; basic. Follows the noun it modifies and is used for emphasis. * /The problem, pure and simple, is finding a baby sitter./ * /The question, pure and simple, is whether you will support me./ Compare: BOIL DOWN(3) … Dictionary of American idioms
pure and simple — {adj.} Simply stated; basic. Follows the noun it modifies and is used for emphasis. * /The problem, pure and simple, is finding a baby sitter./ * /The question, pure and simple, is whether you will support me./ Compare: BOIL DOWN(3) … Dictionary of American idioms
pure and simple — adjective : of the clearest kind : mere, plain, absolute used postpositively for emphasis a pointer word pure and simple Frederick Bodmer he is an adventurer pure and simple * * * pure and simple phrase used for saying that there is no additional … Useful english dictionary
Pure and Simple — Infobox Single Name = Pure and Simple Artist = Hear Say from Album = Popstars Released = March 12, 2001 Format = CD single: Worldwide Recorded = 2001 Genre = Pop Length = 3:47 Label = Polydor Writer = Tim Hawes, Pete Kirley Alison Clarkson… … Wikipedia
pure\ and\ simple — adj Simply stated; basic. Follows the noun it modifies and is used for emphasis. The problem, pure and simple, is finding a baby sitter. The question, pure and simple, is whether you will support me. Compare: boil down(3) … Словарь американских идиом
pure and simple — mod. basically; simply; essentially. D Bart is a crook, pure and simple. □ It’s a pure and simple fact. The guy is a bum … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
pure and simple — used for saying that there is no additional explanation for something The murder was vengeance, pure and simple … English dictionary
Pure and Simple (album) — Pure and Simple Album par Joan Jett the Blackhearts Sortie 14 juin 1994 Durée 46:57 Genre rock Label Warner Brothers … Wikipédia en Français
Pure and Simple (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Pure And Simple Type = Album Artist = Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Released = June 14, 1994 Recorded = Genre = Rock Length = 46:57 Label = Blackheart Records Producer = Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5… … Wikipedia
pure and simple — adjective plain and unadorned … Wiktionary
