brain surgery

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Noun

brain surgery (usually uncountable, plural brain surgeries)

Surgery on any part of the nervous system, especially the brain; neurosurgery.
(uncountable, idiomatic) Something that is overly complex, detailed or confusing.
It's not brain surgery. Just screw in the bulb and flip the switch.

Usage notes

This phrase is usually used in a negative comparison, as in the example above, to show that something is (or should be) simple, straightforward, or obvious.

Synonyms

(something complex and confusing): rocket science

Translations

surgery

Finnish: aivoleikkaus
French: neurochirurgie (fr) f

German: Gehirnchirurgie f

something complex

Danish: raketvidenskab c

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