simple as
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ellipsis of as simple as that[1] or simple as simple does. Originated in Northern English, likely from the Lancashire area.
Adjective
[edit]simple as (not comparable)
- (Northern England dialect) Used to denote that actions and situations are uncomplicated and simple.
- If you're doing something that nobody wants to see and I'm at that place, then one of us is in the wrong place. Simple as.
References
[edit]- ^ Eric Partridge (2005) “simple as”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volume 2 (J–Z), London, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 1752.