English

Noun

brain surgery

1. Surgery on any part of the nervous system, especially the brain; neurosurgery.
2. (uncountable) idiom Something that is overly complex, detailed or confusing.

#:It's not brain surgery. Just screw in the bulb and flip the switch.

Usage notes
This phrase is usually used in a negative comparison, as in the example above, to show that something is (or should be) simple, straightforward, or obvious.

See also
rocket science

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