Ways of saying "You don't have to be a rocket scientist" [closed]

Solution 1:

Other related expressions are:

You don't have to be a genius/it doesn't take a genius:

  • 'You don't have to be a genius. You don't have to be superman. You don't even have to be a techie. Just have an idea." All you need is a good imagination and you'll find fertile soil. And . . . the best ideas are right under your nose. Ron Gordon ...

  • "I know that it doesn't take a genius to work out that sleep is important for good health."

or, you don't have to be Einstein:

  • They graduate! So, they end up going through life with this piece of paper that makes everybody think that they are smart, even if they are not. You don't have to be Einstein to have a place in college.

  • He was not sure he really wanted to know, though one didn't have to be Einstein to put two and two together.!!

Solution 2:

my friend says you dont have to be a rocket surgeon..... or a brain scientist.... deliberately mashing up the two! Or you could say you dont have to be "Sheldon" smart.... ( reference to THE BIG BANG theory) which is my go to line!