plain as a pikestaff

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plain as a pikestaff: ((as) plain as a pikestaff (первонач. as a packstaff; тж. (as) plain as day или daylight, as the nose on your face, as the sun at noonday, уст. as Salisbury))

совершенно очевидно, бесспорно; ясно как день, яснее ясного, дело ясное, ясно как дважды два - четыре [выражение as plain as Salisbury является игрой слов, основанной на двух омонимах: plain ясный и plain равнина. Salisbury Plain - Солсберийская равнина (равнинная часть графства Уилтшир в Англии)]

‘...you're up to that?’ ‘Not quite,’ replied Mr. Pickwick with a smile. ‘Why,’ said Mr. Roker, ‘it's as plain as Salisbury.’ (Ch. Dickens, ‘Pickwick Papers’, ch. XLII) — - ...сообразили? - Не совсем, - улыбаясь, ответил мистер Пиквик. - А это яснее ясного, - сказал мистер Роукер.

Walpole: "...She's been describing his symptoms to me; and the case is as plain as a pikestaff: bad blood-poisoning." (B. Shaw, ‘The Doctor's Dilemma’, act I) — Уолпол: "...Она описывала мне симптомы его болезни; случай совершенно ясный: общее заражение крови."

Ramsden: "Violet is certainly very obstinate. She won't leave London. I don't understand her." Miss Ramsden: "I do. It's as plain as the nose on your face, Roebuck, that she won't go because she doesn't want to be separated from this man..." (B. Shaw, ‘Man and Superman’, act 1) — Рамсден: "Виолетта уж очень упряма. Она не собирается уезжать из Лондона. Ее поведение мне непонятно." Мисс Рамсден: "А мне понятно. Ясно как день, Роубак, что она не собирается уезжать, так как не хочет разлучаться с этим человеком..."

Old Cassidy worked the whole thing with the prime minister. I can see that now as plain as daylight. (H. G. Wells, ‘The Secret Places of the Heart’, ch. I) — Совершенно очевидно, что старик Кассиди договорился обо всем с премьер-министром.

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plain as a pikestaff — see under ↑pike2 • • • Main Entry: ↑plain * * * (as) plain as a pikestaff very obvious ■ ordinary or unattractive in appearance Origin: alteration of as plain as a packstaff, the staff being that of a peddler, on which he rested his pack of wares … Useful english dictionary
plain as a pikestaff — (UK) If something is as plain as a pikestaff, it is very clear … The small dictionary of idiomes
plain as a pikestaff — ► (as) plain as a pikestaff very obvious. [ORIGIN: the phrase is an altered version of as plain as a packstaff, the staff being that of a pedlar, on which he rested his pack of wares.] Main Entry: ↑pikestaff … English terms dictionary
plain as a pikestaff — (UK) If something is as plain as a pikestaff, it is very clear. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Plain as a pikestaff — (UK) If something is as plain as a pikestaff, it is very clear … Dictionary of English idioms
plain as a pikestaff — adjective Extremely clear and plain to see. Dont you know hes dead? says Joe … Wiktionary
plain as a pikestaff — clear, evident, obvious … English contemporary dictionary
(as) plain as a pikestaff — 1》 very obvious. 2》 ordinary or unattractive in appearance. [alt. of as plain as a packstaff, the staff being that of a pedlar, on which he rested his pack of wares.] → pikestaff … English new terms dictionary
as plain as a pikestaff — ► (as) plain as a pikestaff very obvious. [ORIGIN: the phrase is an altered version of as plain as a packstaff, the staff being that of a pedlar, on which he rested his pack of wares.] Main Entry: ↑pikestaff … English terms dictionary
as plain as a pikestaff — british old fashioned phrase very obvious Thesaurus: obvioussynonym Main entry: pikestaff … Useful english dictionary
(as) plain as a pikestaff — (as) plain as a ˈpikestaff | (as) plain as ˈday | (as) plain as the nose on your ˈface idiom very obvious Main entry: ↑plainidiom … Useful english dictionary

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