American, informal

a Rube Goldberg piece of equipment or plan is very complicated and not very practical.

They use a Rube Goldberg type contraption to open and close the farm gate.

The city is not well served by this Rube Goldberg scheme for economic development.

• someone after own heart
• someone after your own heart
• someone can't be bothered to
• someone can't be bothered to do something
• someone can't hold a candle to
• someone can't hold a candle to someone else
• someone can't hold a candle to something else
• someone could do something with eyes closed
• someone could do something with eyes shut
• someone could do something with their eyes closed
• someone could do something with their eyes shut
• someone couldn't care less
• someone could with eyes closed
• someone could with eyes shut
• someone could with their eyes closed
• someone could with their eyes shut
• someone, eat your heart out!
• someone from hell
• someone gets religion
• someone has got game
• someone has more bark than bite
• someone is at disposal
• someone is at your disposal
• someone is in business
• someone of a certain age