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from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious

from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious prepositional phrase: so obvious that it was unnecessary to say.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (Australia, UK, idiomatic, informal) So obvious that it was unnecessary to say.
    • That call I took as we arrived here was to tell me about another meeting with the AC tomorrow. More nit-picking and recommendations from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious.2004, Ruth Dudley Edwards, Carnage on the Committee, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 134
    • WHEN READING REPORTS from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious one may find a statement saying that "China doesn't like Japan very much."2005 August 25, Aaron McKenna, “Chinese gaming firm PowerNet Technology to launch anti-Japanese wargame”, in The Inquirer

Examples of from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious in a sentence

  • Eating while driving is dangerous, says a new report from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious.2006 August 19, Jonathan Goddard, “Distractions cause accidents ‘Shocker,’”, in Pocket-lint:
  • Once again, the solution comes from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious, but is worth repeating nonetheless.2008 May 4, Tim Weber, “Analysis: Microsoft without Yahoo”, in BBC News:

Questions about from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious

What does from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious mean?
From the Department of the Bleeding Obvious means so obvious that it was unnecessary to say.
How do you use from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious in a sentence?
Eating while driving is dangerous, says a new report from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious.
What part of speech is from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious?
From the Department of the Bleeding Obvious is a prepositional phrase.

Words near from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious in the dictionary

  1. from stem to stern
  2. from that time on
  3. from the bottom of one's heart
  4. from the cradle to the grave
  5. from the dead
  6. from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious
  7. from the East German judge
  8. from the face of the earth
  9. from the first
  10. from the gecko
  11. from the get

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