brain surgery »
Something that is overly complex, detailed or confusing.
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can of worms »
A complex, troublesome situation arising when a decision or action produces considerable subsequent problems.
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can of worms »
A troublesome situation; an issue whose resolution is difficult or contentious, but not necessarily complex.
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developments »
A group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for low income housing.
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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators »
(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.
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less is more »
That which is less complicated is often better understood and more appreciated than what is more complicated; simplicity is preferable to complexity; brevity in communication is more effective than verbosity.1855, Robert Browning, "Men and Women":Well, less is more, Lucrezia: I am judged.1954, "'Less Is More'," Time, 14 Jun.:The essence of Mies's architectural philosophy is in his famous and sometimes derided phrase, "Less is more." This means, he says, having "the greatest effect with the least means."2007, Gia Kourlas, "Dance Review: An Ordered World Defined With Soothing Spareness," New York Times, 3 Mar. (retrieved 22 Oct. 2008):The program, which features two premieres
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magic bullet »
A simple remedy to a difficult or complex problem, especially a cure for a disease.
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needle in a haystack »
Something that is difficult or impossible to locate; something impossibly complex or intractable.
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over one's head »
More complex or confusing than one can understand; beyond one’s comprehension..
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peaches-and-cream »
Of facial complexion, smooth, with attractive yellow-pink coloring.
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rocket science »
Anything overly complex, detailed or confusing.
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rocket scientist »
Someone qualified to understand or handle that which is overly complex, detailed or confusing; a genius.
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song and dance »
An excessively complex set of instructions.
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the plot thickens »
Used, often ironically, to describe an increasingly complex or mysterious situation.
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wild-goose chase »
A task whose execution is inordinately complex relative to the value of the outcome.
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