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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It was caused, pure and simple, by the surge in the money supply.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
For the many true believers in former Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald, the news that the coach had settled with his former employer in his $130 million wrongful termination suit following a hazing scandal was vindication, pure and simple.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
The issue with smart AI search and smart AI replies has been privacy — pure and simple.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Chivu painted himself as a continuity candidate, pure and simple.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 18 June 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
For the many true believers in former Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald, the news that the coach had settled with his former employer in his $130 million wrongful termination suit following a hazing scandal was vindication, pure and simple.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
The issue with smart AI search and smart AI replies has been privacy — pure and simple.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Chivu painted himself as a continuity candidate, pure and simple.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 18 June 2025
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“Pure and simple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pure%20and%20simple. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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