brain surgery en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
- (countable, qualifier:literal, uncountable, usually) Surgery on the brain or, loosely, any part of the nervous system.
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(excessive, idiomatic, in the negative, uncountable, usually) Anything overly complex, detailed, or confusing.
It's not brain surgery. Just screw in the bulb and flip the switch.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| brain surgeries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
brain surgeon · rocket surgeon · rocket scientist
Deriveds
Synonyms
rocket surgery · neurosurgery · rocket science
Translations (7)
hu agysebészet (surgery) · pl neurochirurgia (surgery) · de Gehirnchirurgie (surgery) · fi aivoleikkaus (surgery) · nl hersenchirurgie (surgery) · es cirugía cerebral (surgery) · ru нейрохирурги́я (surgery)