brainers

be a no-brainer

To be a very easy or obvious choice, decision, or solution. The military said they would pay off my student debt and provide a guaranteed job after I completed four years of service, so it was a no-brainer for me to enlist. The answer to the riddle ended up being a total no-brainer. I don't know why it took me so long to figure out! Wait, if it's an all-expenses-paid vacation, then I'm definitely in—that's a no-brainer!

no-brainer

A very easy or obvious choice, decision, or solution. (So easy or obvious that it is humorously said to require no brain.) The military said they would pay off my student debt and provide a guaranteed job after I completed four years of service, so it was a no-brainer for me. The answer to the riddle was a total no-brainer—I don't know why it took me so long to figure out!

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no-brainer

n. an easy question that takes no thinking to answer; a simple problem that requires no intellect to solve; a dilemma that requires no pondering to resolve. His proposal of marriage was a no-brainer. She turned him down flat on the spot.

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no-brainer

Something obvious, requiring little thought. Dating from about 1970, the term quickly caught on and is on its way to clichédom. The Washington Post had it on October 3, 1991: “The rich guy is willing . . . This is a nobrainer. Let him build it.” See also rocket scientist, you don't have to be a.

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer Copyright © 2013 by Christine Ammer