Idiom
brain surgery
Meaning
Anything overly complex, detailed, or confusing.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Setting up this new phone is not exactly brain surgery.”
“You just need to follow the basic instructions; it is not brain surgery, so you will finish quickly.”
“While the software update requires some patience and careful attention to detail, it is hardly brain surgery, and most users should manage it without professional assistance.”
Examples
simple
“Setting up this new phone is not exactly brain surgery.”
contextual
“You just need to follow the basic instructions; it is not brain surgery, so you will finish quickly.”
complex
“While the software update requires some patience and careful attention to detail, it is hardly brain surgery, and most users should manage it without professional assistance.”
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