plain as a haystack

English

Adjective

plain as a haystack (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Extremely clear and plain to see.
    • 1922, H. Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, Eveleigh Nash and Grayson, page 62:
      `Two things are clear to me,' I said, addressing my three companions, who stared at this spectacle in dismay: `first, that we can't go across there' (I pointed to the swamp), `and, secondly, that if we stop here we shall certainly die of fever.' `That's as plain as a haystack, sir,' said Job.
    Synonym: plain as day
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