idiom
it's not rocket science
its NOT ROK-et SY-ens
ɪts nɒt ˈrɒkɪt ˈsaɪənsListen
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Syllable breakdown
it'snotrocketscience
Dictionary meaning
used to emphasise that something is not especially complicated or difficult to understand; a rebuttal to excessive mystification or to someone who is struggling unnecessarily with a straightforward matter; rocket science and brain surgery are the two stock examples of the most technically demanding disciplines against which the simplicity of everyday tasks is measured
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