plain to see

English

Adjective

plain to see (not comparable)

1. Evident; obvious.

   Synonyms: plain as day, plain as the nose on one's face; see also Thesaurus:obvious

   • 1993 October 13, Todd Pipes, “Breakfast at Tiffany's”, in Home‎^[1], performed by Deep Blue Something, published 11 July 1995:

     So what now? It's plain to see we're over
     And I hate when things are over
     When so much is left undone

Usage notes

Often found in the forms plain for all to see, plain for all the world to see.

See also

• clear-eyed
• open-eyed

Anagrams

• epistolean, pœnalties