it's not rocket science
/ɪts ˌnɒt ˈrɒkɪt ˌsaɪəns/INFORMAL · B2
Meaning
it is easy to understand or do
Examples
- 1Changing a tyre looks scary, but it's not rocket science once someone shows you how.
- 2It's not rocket science: water the plants twice a week and keep them near a window.
- 3Just follow the recipe step by step – it's not rocket science, and the cake will be fine.
- 4Why pay someone to set up your printer when it's not rocket science?
- 5Tom thinks tax forms are too hard for him, but it's not rocket science if you read the notes.
Grammar
A fixed clause, usually with it's not or it isn't. The words rocket science do not change.
Similar in meaning
More idioms about education
All 20 idioms and the topic quiz →trial and errortrying different methods and learning from what goes wrongthe penny dropssomeone finally understands something after a whilea crash coursea short period of lessons that teaches a lot very quicklyrack your brainsto think very hard to remember or solve somethinggo over your headto be too difficult for you to understandout of your depthwithout enough knowledge or skill to deal with something
English Idioms400 idioms in 20 topics — with reviews that keep them from fading
Here you get a couple of questions. The app gives you 16 practice modes, native equivalents and spaced repetition that tells you when it’s time to refresh.
