"plain as a haystack" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} plain as a haystack (not comparable)
  1. (simile) Synonym of plain as day. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: plain as day [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-plain_as_a_haystack-en-adj-Og67O6YJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes, Pages with 1 entry
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          "text": "`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.",
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