It doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand that fewer and fewer schools can afford to maintain competitive athletic programs.
A five year old could put this puzzle together — it's not rocket science.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
it doesn't take a rocket scientist — if you say that it doesn t take a rocket scientist to understand something, you mean that it is obvious. Drugs equals crime. It doesn t take a rocket scientist to figure that one out. (usually + to do something) … New idioms dictionary
it doesn't take a rocket scientist to do something — it doesn t take a rocket scientist to (do something) it is easy to understand something. It doesn t take a rocket scientist to understand that fewer and fewer schools can afford to maintain competitive athletic programs. Usage notes: sometimes… … New idioms dictionary
rocket scientist — rocket .scientist n 1.) it doesn t take a rocket scientist (to do sth) informal used humorously to emphasize that something is easy to do or understand ▪ It doesn t take a rocket scientist to work out that doubling productivity will improve… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rocket scientist — rocket scientists 1) N COUNT A rocket scientist is someone whose job is to design and develop spacecraft. 2) N COUNT: with brd neg If you say that it does not take a rocket scientist to do something, you mean that you do not have to be clever to… … English dictionary
Rocket scientist — Rock et sci en*tist, n. a very intelligent person; used mostly in the phrases: you don t have to be a rocket scientist to . . . and it doesn t take a rocket scientist to . . . , meaning that the subject that follows is easy to understand. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rocket scientist — n. Informal a scientist specializing in rocketry: now chiefly a figurative or ironic usage in negative constructions [it doesn t take a rocket scientist to figure this out] … English World dictionary
Rocket science — is an informal term for aerospace engineering especially as it concerns rockets which launch spacecraft into or operate in outer space.Due to the complexity and depth of this area of engineering (requiring mastery in subjects including mechanics… … Wikipedia
it's not rocket science — it doesn t take a rocket scientist if you say that it doesn t take a rocket scientist to understand something, you mean that it is obvious. We re talking basic common sense here it isn t rocket science … New idioms dictionary
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