pure and simple (redirected from Plain and Simple)

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 and simple

plainly, and without having to say anything else They closed the museum because, pure and simple, it cost too much to run. No one talked about issues or referred to facts - it was just gossip, pure and simple.

Usage notes: sometimes used in the form purely and simply: It was purely and simply the most marvelous vacation.

See also: and, pure, simple