| Subject | English | Russian |
| amer. | plain and simple | элементарно просто (It was cheating, plain and simple. Val_Ships) |
| proverb | plain and simple | всё просто (SergeiAstrashevsky) |
| gen. | plain and simple | просто и ясно (Interex) |
| gen. | plain and simple | просто-напросто (This story is false, plain and simple antonsmith1970) |
| amer. | plain and simple | просто как дважды два (It was cheating, plain and simple. Val_Ships) |
| amer. | plain and simple | проще некуда (he was a drinker, plain and simple Val_Ships) |
| inf. | plain and simple | без всякого сомнения (she was a genius, plain and simple Val_Ships) |
| gen. | plain and simple | коротко и ясно (VLZ_58) |
| proverb | plain and simple | ни больше ни меньше (SergeiAstrashevsky) |
| gen. | plain and simple | и точка (VLZ_58) |
| Makarov. | that's our "hidden" agenda, plain and simple | вот и все наши "скрытые" намерения, ясные и простые |