rocket science
Example Sentences
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“I’m filing another complaint about this thing today. Lockers should open. It shouldn’t be rocket science.”
From Literature
A blue-ribbon panel concluded that the human spaceflight program was on an unsustainable path: “It is perpetuating the perilous practice of pursuing goals that do not match allocated resources. Space operations are among the most complex and unforgiving pursuits ever undertaken by humans. It really is rocket science.”
From Slate
But recruiting the best players in your own backyard, as Carroll saw it, wasn’t really rocket science.
From Los Angeles Times
"These things are not rocket science, but they're really fundamental to having a good, healthy circadian rhythm and a good healthy physiology through the winter."
From BBC
“It’s really not rocket science,” Ms. Terekh quips.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.