Example
“There's no silver bullet for retention; it takes a dozen small improvements.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
a piece of cake
CEFR A2Something that is very easy to do.
Informal
back to basics
CEFR B1returning to the simple, fundamental principles of an activity
Neutral
not rocket science
CEFR B1not difficult to understand or do
Informal
feature creep
CEFR B2the uncontrolled growth of new features until a product becomes bloated and hard to use
Neutral
think outside the box
CEFR B2To approach a problem in a fresh, creative, unconventional way.
Neutral
golden path
CEFR C1the default, well-supported, happy-path way of using a system, opposed to exotic configurations
Neutral
Source methodology
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