Idiom
rocket scientist
Meaning
One qualified to handle or understand things which are very complex or confusing; a very intelligent person.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You do not need to be a rocket scientist to use this app.”
“The instructions for the new coffee machine are confusing, but you do not have to be a rocket scientist to figure them out.”
“While the technical manual for the software is dense, one hardly needs to be a rocket scientist to grasp the fundamental principles of its operation.”
Examples
simple
“You do not need to be a rocket scientist to use this app.”
contextual
“The instructions for the new coffee machine are confusing, but you do not have to be a rocket scientist to figure them out.”
complex
“While the technical manual for the software is dense, one hardly needs to be a rocket scientist to grasp the fundamental principles of its operation.”
Origin
From rocket + scientist.
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