pure

be (as) pure as the driven snow

To be virtuous or chaste. The bride looked as pure as the driven snow in her gown. Kate would never cheat on an exam—she's pure as the driven snow.

See also: driven, pure, snow

pure and simple

Essentially or fundamentally so, without exaggeration or elaboration. If you are caught cheating on an exam or assignment, you will fail the entire class, pure and simple. No matter how much they claim it will help the average worker, this is a tax break for the wealthy, pure and simple.

See also: and, pure, simple

pure as the driven snow

Absolutely virtuous or chaste; unsullied by sin or immoral behavior. If you expect teenagers to remain pure as the driven snow, you've got another think coming. Kate would never cheat on an exam—she's pure as the driven snow.

See also: driven, pure, snow

pure fucking magic

rude slang Incredible, wonderful, or awe-inspiring. I'm telling you, their live concerts are pure fucking magic!

pure luck

Nothing but fate or fortune, whether good or ill (as opposed to skill, preparation, teamwork, etc.). You can't rely on pure luck to get through life's challenges. You need to work hard to succeed! Both teams fought valiantly, but, in the end, it was pure luck that decided the outcome.

simon-pure

Absolutely genuine or authentic; pure or untainted. A reference to the character Simon Pure in Susannah Centlivre's 1717 play A Bold Stroke for a Wife. The new leader is promising to bring simon-pure democratic principles back into the political discourse.

the real Simon Pure

old-fashioned The genuine or authentic person or thing; the most pure or untainted example of a type of person or thing. A reference to a character in Susannah Centlivre's 1717 play A Bold Stroke for a Wife. You have to be careful in these market bazaars that what you're buying is the real Simon Pure and not some cheap imitation. Though many had their doubts about her dedication to the cause, the party's new leader has proven herself to be the real Simon Pure.

pure and simple

and plain and simple

absolutely; without further complication or elaboration. I told you what you must do, and you must do it, pure and simple. Will you kindly explain to me what it is, pure and simple, that I am expected to do? Just tell me plain and simple, do you intend to go or don't you?

See also: and, pure, simple

*pure as the driven snow

pure and chaste. (Often used ironically. *Also: as ~.) Jill: Sue must have gone to bed with every man in town. Jane: And I always thought she was as pure as the driven snow. Robert was notoriously promiscuous, but tried to convince all his girlfriends that he was pure as the driven snow.

See also: driven, pure, snow

pure luck

and blind luck

complete luck; nothing but plain luck. I have no skill. I won by pure luck.

pure and simple

No more and no less, plainly so, as in This so-called educational video is really a game, pure and simple. This expression is very nearly redundant, since pure and simple here mean "plain" and "unadorned." Oscar Wilde played on it in The Importance of Being Earnest (1895): "The truth is rarely pure and never simple." [Second half of 1800s]

See also: and, pure, simple

pure as the driven snow

Morally unsullied, chaste, as in She's just sixteen and pure as the driven snow. This simile dates from the late 1500s, although driven, which means "carried by the wind into drifts," was occasionally omitted. It is heard less often today.

See also: driven, pure, snow

simon pure

Absolutely genuine, quite authentic, as in That laboratory test was simon pure; none of the specimens was adulterated. This expression comes from the name of a character in a play, Susannah Centilivre's A Bold Stroke for a Wife (1717), who is the victim of an impersonation but turns up in the end and proves that he is "the real Simon Pure."

pure and simple

and nothing else.

1991 Alabama Game & Fish They are bred for waterfowling, pure and simple.

See also: and, pure, simple

pure as the driven snow

completely pure.

When used of snow, driven means that it has been piled into drifts or made smooth by the wind. The phrase was famously parodied by the actress Tallulah Bankhead in 1947 : ‘I'm as pure as the driven slush’.

See also: driven, pure, snow

the real Simon Pure

the real or genuine person or thing.

Simon Pure is a character in Susannah Centlivre's A Bold Stroke for a Wife ( 1717 ), who for part of the play is impersonated by another character.

ˌpure and ˈsimple

and nothing else: This man is a bully, pure and simple. ▶ ˌpurely and ˈsimply adv.: I am basing my opinion purely and simply on the facts of the case.

See also: and, pure, simple

(as) pure as the driven ˈsnow

(often humorous) innocent or morally good: I don’t think you’re really in a position to criticize her. You’re hardly as pure as the driven snow yourself!

See also: driven, pure, snow

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

pure and simple

mod. basically; essentially. Bart is a crook, pure and simple.

See also: and, pure, simple

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

pure and simple

Plainly so, without amplification or dilution. This pairing is almost but not quite redundant; it dates from the nineteenth century. Oscar Wilde played on it in The Importance of Being Earnest (1895): “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”

See also: and, pure, simple

pure as the driven snow

Morally pure, physically chaste. The simile dates from Shakespeare’s time, although driven, meaning carried along by the wind into drifts, was sometimes omitted. In Hamlet (3.1) he had it, “Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow.” It was a cliché by the time H.W. Thompson wrote (Body, Boots and Britches, 1940), “She was pure as the snow, but she drifted.”

See also: driven, pure, snow

simon pure

The real thing, the genuine article. This expression comes from the name of a character in an early eighteenth-century play, Susannah Centilivre’s A Bold Stroke for a Wife (1710). In it, Simon Pure, a Quaker, is the victim of an impersonation by Colonel Feignwell. However, the Quaker turns up in time and proves that he is “the real Simon Pure” (5:1).

词组	pure
释义	pure be (as) pure as the driven snow To be virtuous or chaste. The bride looked as pure as the driven snow in her gown. Kate would never cheat on an exam—she's pure as the driven snow. See also: driven, pure, snow pure and simple Essentially or fundamentally so, without exaggeration or elaboration. If you are caught cheating on an exam or assignment, you will fail the entire class, pure and simple. No matter how much they claim it will help the average worker, this is a tax break for the wealthy, pure and simple. See also: and, pure, simple pure as the driven snow Absolutely virtuous or chaste; unsullied by sin or immoral behavior. If you expect teenagers to remain pure as the driven snow, you've got another think coming. Kate would never cheat on an exam—she's pure as the driven snow. See also: driven, pure, snow pure fucking magic rude slang Incredible, wonderful, or awe-inspiring. I'm telling you, their live concerts are pure fucking magic! See also: fucking, magic, pure pure luck Nothing but fate or fortune, whether good or ill (as opposed to skill, preparation, teamwork, etc.). You can't rely on pure luck to get through life's challenges. You need to work hard to succeed! Both teams fought valiantly, but, in the end, it was pure luck that decided the outcome. See also: luck, pure simon-pure Absolutely genuine or authentic; pure or untainted. A reference to the character Simon Pure in Susannah Centlivre's 1717 play A Bold Stroke for a Wife. The new leader is promising to bring simon-pure democratic principles back into the political discourse. the real Simon Pure old-fashioned The genuine or authentic person or thing; the most pure or untainted example of a type of person or thing. A reference to a character in Susannah Centlivre's 1717 play A Bold Stroke for a Wife. You have to be careful in these market bazaars that what you're buying is the real Simon Pure and not some cheap imitation. Though many had their doubts about her dedication to the cause, the party's new leader has proven herself to be the real Simon Pure. See also: pure, real, Simon Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. pure and simple and plain and simple absolutely; without further complication or elaboration. I told you what you must do, and you must do it, pure and simple. Will you kindly explain to me what it is, pure and simple, that I am expected to do? Just tell me plain and simple, do you intend to go or don't you? See also: and, pure, simple pure as the driven snow pure and chaste. (Often used ironically. Also: as ~.) Jill: Sue must have gone to bed with every man in town. Jane: And I always thought she was as pure as the driven snow. Robert was notoriously promiscuous, but tried to convince all his girlfriends that he was pure as the driven snow. See also: driven, pure, snow pure luck and blind luck complete luck; nothing but plain luck. I have no skill. I won by pure luck. See also: luck, pure McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. pure and simple No more and no less, plainly so, as in This so-called educational video is really a game, pure and simple. This expression is very nearly redundant, since pure and simple here mean "plain" and "unadorned." Oscar Wilde played on it in The Importance of Being Earnest (1895): "The truth is rarely pure and never simple." [Second half of 1800s] See also: and, pure, simple pure as the driven snow Morally unsullied, chaste, as in She's just sixteen and pure as the driven snow. This simile dates from the late 1500s, although driven, which means "carried by the wind into drifts," was occasionally omitted. It is heard less often today. See also: driven, pure, snow simon pure Absolutely genuine, quite authentic, as in That laboratory test was simon pure; none of the specimens was adulterated. This expression comes from the name of a character in a play, Susannah Centilivre's A Bold Stroke for a Wife (1717), who is the victim of an impersonation but turns up in the end and proves that he is "the real Simon Pure." See also: pure, simon The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. pure and simple and nothing else. 1991 Alabama Game & Fish They are bred for waterfowling, pure and simple. See also: and, pure, simple pure as the driven snow completely pure. When used of snow, driven means that it has been piled into drifts or made smooth by the wind. The phrase was famously parodied by the actress Tallulah Bankhead in 1947 : ‘I'm as pure as the driven slush’. See also: driven, pure, snow the real Simon Pure the real or genuine person or thing. Simon Pure is a character in Susannah Centlivre's A Bold Stroke for a Wife ( 1717 ), who for part of the play is impersonated by another character. See also: pure, real, Simon Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary ˌpure and ˈsimple and nothing else: This man is a bully, pure and simple. ▶ ˌpurely and ˈsimply adv.: I am basing my opinion purely and simply on the facts of the case. See also: and, pure, simple (as) pure as the driven ˈsnow (often humorous) innocent or morally good: I don’t think you’re really in a position to criticize her. You’re hardly as pure as the driven snow yourself! See also: driven, pure, snow Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary pure and simple mod. basically; essentially. Bart is a crook, pure and simple. See also: and, pure, simple McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions pure and simple Plainly so, without amplification or dilution. This pairing is almost but not quite redundant; it dates from the nineteenth century. Oscar Wilde played on it in The Importance of Being Earnest (1895): “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” See also: and, pure, simple pure as the driven snow Morally pure, physically chaste. The simile dates from Shakespeare’s time, although driven, meaning carried along by the wind into drifts, was sometimes omitted. In Hamlet (3.1) he had it, “Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow.” It was a cliché by the time H.W. Thompson wrote (Body, Boots and Britches, 1940), “She was pure as the snow, but she drifted.” See also: driven, pure, snow simon pure The real thing, the genuine article. This expression comes from the name of a character in an early eighteenth-century play, Susannah Centilivre’s A Bold Stroke for a Wife (1710). In it, Simon Pure, a Quaker, is the victim of an impersonation by Colonel Feignwell. However, the Quaker turns up in time and proves that he is “the real Simon Pure” (5:1). 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