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a plain jane	easy-going, unobtrusive, soft spoken, communicative.	Rate it: (3.00 / 2 votes)
bog standard	Especially plain, ordinary, or unremarkable; having no special, excess or unusual features; plain vanilla.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
cet homme n'est pas très honnête, tranchons le mot, c'est un coquin	That man is not very honourable, in plain English, he is a rascal.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
clair comme le jour (or, comme le soleil en plein midi)	As plain as a pikestaff; As clear as noonday.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
de plain pied	On the same level (of rooms on the same floor, or on a level with the ground).	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
è l'uovo di Colombo	it's as plain as the nose on your face; it's extremely clear and obvious.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
eggs from sunkist hens -keep the kids' legs straight.	means that eggs from hens living under plain sunlight (containing ultraviolet light) deliver Vitamin D an so prevent rickets	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
elle fait une bonne cuisine bourgeoise	She is a good plain cook.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
en bon français	(lit.) In good French; (fig.) In plain English (i.e. without mincing matters).	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
en chiffres connus	In plain figures.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
fantastically beautiful	Beyond plain beautiful, mesmerizing!	Rate it: (4.00 / 4 votes)
genus dicendi grave or grande, medium, tenue (cf. Or. 5. 20; 6. 21)	elevated, moderate, plain style.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
hidden in plain sight	Seemingly hidden, but actually not hidden and easy to find.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
hide in plain sight	To be unnoticeable, by staying visible in a setting that masks presence.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
il n'a qu'un gros bon sens	He has only plain common-sense.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
in front of one's nose	Plain; clearly apparent; obvious.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
in plain sight	very easy to see or notice especially when it is supposed to be hidden	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
in plain view	easily seen, very visible.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
les officiers étaient en bourgeois (or, en civil)	The officers were in plain clothes, in mufti.	Rate it: (3.00 / 1 vote)
plain as a pikestaff	Extremely clear and plain to see.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
plain as the nose on one's face	Extremely clear and plain to see.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
plain sailing	easy progress	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
pure and simple	Plain and unadorned.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
short on looks	Plain, unattractive.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
siccitas, sanitas orationis	the plain style.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
the rain in spain stays mainly in the plain	English people use this phrase to try to "correct" people's accents to speak what they like to call "proper" English by changing the way words in this sentence are pronounced.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
tranchons le mot	In plain English; Not to mince matters; To put it plainly.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
under one's very eyes	in plain sight; while someone is watching	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
under the carpet	Such as to be hidden from plain view (and thus easily ignored or overlooked).	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
under the rug	Such as to be hidden from plain view (and thus easily ignored or overlooked).	Rate it: (3.67 / 3 votes)
verborum tenuitias, oratio subtilis	the plain style.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
when it's at home	Plainly; in plain English; when it comes down to it; at it's most basic level.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)