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Have you ever heard the idiom
"It's not rocket science."?
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This idiom means it's not complicated.
How come it is this idiom?
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It's used quite a bit. I looked it up on
Youglish and saw 352 examples in American English.
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Here is an example of when I might use it:
I used to live in New York city and I remember
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my mom visited me and she was intimidated by
taking the subway by herself. I said "Mom, it's
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not rocket science, there are signs everywhere and
I'll give you a map. It's not that complicated.
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That's it. It's not that rocket science.
Four very simple steps that you can use
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to learn anything.
It's not rocket science.
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These tools are obvious and people want them.
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What do you think? Are you going
to be able to use this idiom?
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I think you can. It's pretty
easy. It's not rocket science.
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