📚 phrase • entry_id 63139
elementary, my dear Watson
/ˌɛlɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi maɪ dɪə ˈwɒtsn̩/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
elemental, mi querido Watson
Used to emphasize that the speaker's deductive abilities are better than those of the listener.
"I fancy," said Psmith, "that this is one of those moments when it is necessary for me to unlimber my Sherlock Holmes system. […] Do you follow me, Comrade Maloney?" / "That's righ…
The possibility of signaling to the planet Mars is merely a question of elementary mathematics. […] It is such a simple little problem that any one should be able to take a pad and…
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