pure and simple
idiom
: with nothing other than what has been mentioned
—used after a noun or phrase to add emphasis
It was fraud, pure and simple.
The relationship is over, pure and simple.
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And the reason is that the carriers are evil - pure and simple.
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IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2012
According to these rumors, the decision to cancel the concert actually resulted not from Lou Reed’s deplorable state but from a pure and simple inability to locate him.
—Ana Leorne, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
Freely No one likes to admit to being wrong, pure and simple.
—John Hall, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
No one will use this car in inclement conditions, but rather as a fair-weather machine to be seen and heard in—pure and simple.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2012
According to these rumors, the decision to cancel the concert actually resulted not from Lou Reed’s deplorable state but from a pure and simple inability to locate him.
—Ana Leorne, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
Freely No one likes to admit to being wrong, pure and simple.
—John Hall, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
No one will use this car in inclement conditions, but rather as a fair-weather machine to be seen and heard in—pure and simple.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for pure and simple
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“Pure and simple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pure%20and%20simple. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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