pure and simple — {adj.} Simply stated; basic. Follows the noun it modifies and is used for emphasis. * /The problem, pure and simple, is finding a baby sitter./ * /The question, pure and simple, is whether you will support me./ Compare: BOIL DOWN(3) … Dictionary of American idioms
pure and simple — adjective : of the clearest kind : mere, plain, absolute used postpositively for emphasis a pointer word pure and simple Frederick Bodmer he is an adventurer pure and simple * * * pure and simple phrase used for saying that there is no additional … Useful english dictionary
Pure and Simple — Infobox Single Name = Pure and Simple Artist = Hear Say from Album = Popstars Released = March 12, 2001 Format = CD single: Worldwide Recorded = 2001 Genre = Pop Length = 3:47 Label = Polydor Writer = Tim Hawes, Pete Kirley Alison Clarkson… … Wikipedia
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… … New idioms dictionary
pure\ and\ simple — adj Simply stated; basic. Follows the noun it modifies and is used for emphasis. The problem, pure and simple, is finding a baby sitter. The question, pure and simple, is whether you will support me. Compare: boil down(3) … Словарь американских идиом
pure and simple — mod. basically; simply; essentially. D Bart is a crook, pure and simple. □ It’s a pure and simple fact. The guy is a bum … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
pure and simple — used for saying that there is no additional explanation for something The murder was vengeance, pure and simple … English dictionary
Pure and Simple (album) — Pure and Simple Album par Joan Jett the Blackhearts Sortie 14 juin 1994 Durée 46:57 Genre rock Label Warner Brothers … Wikipédia en Français
Pure and Simple (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Pure And Simple Type = Album Artist = Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Released = June 14, 1994 Recorded = Genre = Rock Length = 46:57 Label = Blackheart Records Producer = Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5… … Wikipedia
pure and simple — adjective plain and unadorned … Wiktionary
