plain

plain as day (or the nose on your face) very obvious. informal

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

plain Jane: seeJane.

plain sailing used to characterize a process or activity that goes well and is easy and uncomplicated.

词组	plain
释义	plain plain as day (or the nose on your face) very obvious. informal 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 plain Jane: seeJane. plain sailing used to characterize a process or activity that goes well and is easy and uncomplicated.
随便看	a broken reed a broken reed a broth of a boy absence a bump in the road a bump in the road a bundle of fun a bundle of fun a bundle of fun (or laughs) a bundle of laughs a bundle of laughs a bundle of nerves a bundle of nerves a burr in your saddle a burr under (or in) your saddle a burr under your saddle a burr under your saddle a busman's holiday a busman's holiday a busted flush a busted flush a call to arms a can of worms a case in point a catch-22 situation