(as) plain as a pikestaff

Very obvious or noticeable; very easy to understand. It's plain as a pikestaff that they like each other— they've been flirting all night! In the end, the solution was as plain as a pikestaff.

plain as a pikestaff

1 very obvious. 2 ordinary or unattractive in appearance.

This phrase is an alteration of plain as a packstaff , which dates from the mid 16th century, the staff being that of a pedlar, on which he rested his pack of goods for sale. The version with pikestaff had developed by the end of the 16th century

(as) plain as a ˈpikestaff

(as) plain as ˈday

(as) plain as the nose on your ˈface

(informal) easy to see or understand; obvious: It’s as plain as a pikestaff; this government is ruining the economy. You can’t miss the sign, it’s right there, as plain as the nose on your face.

词组	(as) plain as a pikestaff
释义	(as) plain as a pikestaff (as) plain as a pikestaff Very obvious or noticeable; very easy to understand. It's plain as a pikestaff that they like each other— they've been flirting all night! In the end, the solution was as plain as a pikestaff. See also: pikestaff, plain Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. plain as a pikestaff 1 very obvious. 2 ordinary or unattractive in appearance. This phrase is an alteration of plain as a packstaff , which dates from the mid 16th century, the staff being that of a pedlar, on which he rested his pack of goods for sale. The version with pikestaff had developed by the end of the 16th century See also: pikestaff, plain Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary (as) plain as a ˈpikestaff , (as) plain as ˈday , (as) plain as the nose on your ˈface (informal) easy to see or understand; obvious: It’s as plain as a pikestaff; this government is ruining the economy. You can’t miss the sign, it’s right there, as plain as the nose on your face. See also: pikestaff, plain Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: pikestaff plain as a pikestaff (as) plain as the nose on (one's) face be as plain as the nose on (one's) face plain as day (as) plain as day plain as day/the nose on your face plain make a dent in (something) make a dent in something
随便看	asleep at the wheel a sleepwalk a slew of (something) a slice of life a slice of the cake (as) light as a feather (as) light as air as like as not as likely as not a slip of a a slip of a boy, girl, etc. a slip of the pen a slip of the tongue a slip of the tongue/pen a slippery slope as long as as long as (one's) arm as long as your arm a slow burn as luck may have it as luck would have it a slue of (something) a sly dog a smack in the face (as) mad as a box of frogs