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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The restaurant’s fan favorite might well be the garden peas served with grated fresh summer truffle and cheese from Danish cows—this dish is a mic drop, pure and simple.
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Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
They just pure and simple work.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
They just pure and simple work.
—Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
It was caused, pure and simple, by the surge in the money supply.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
They just pure and simple work.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
They just pure and simple work.
—Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
It was caused, pure and simple, by the surge in the money supply.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
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 14 Sep. 2025.
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