(n.) a play on words which mixes two common metaphors: "[rocket science]" and "[brain surgery]"
> A line in a hilarious Chris Rock comedy act states that one shouldn't eat green meat. No kidding. It doesn't take a degree in rocket surgery to figure out something like that! ;oD

WORDS AND THEIR STORIES - Rocket Scientist By Jerry Watson Broadcast: Sunday, November 28, 2004 Hello, I'm Phil Marily with Words and Their Stories, a program in Special English. You do not need to be

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Going up quickly, like a rocket Helen: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning English. Im Helen. Zo: 你好吗? 我是刘佳。 Helen: Today were going to look at words and phrases that have recently become part of the English language. Zo: 地道英语

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Rocket man 火箭队队歌 - 电影《农民宇航员》结尾曲 演唱者:Elton John 《农民宇航员》,虽然是小成本电影,情节也很简单,但是很有感觉。尤其是最后的结尾曲,是对电影的一个总结,rocket m

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By Jim Randle Baghdad 13 September 2007 A U.S. general has accused Tehran of sending rockets to Shi'ite groups fighting Iraq's government and U.S. forces in Iraq. VOA's Jim Randle Reports from Baghdad. Gen. Kevin Bergner speaks to reporters in Baghda

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LONDON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang had undergone a surgery on a torn Achilles tendon of his right foot at the Wellington hospital of London, officials said on Thursday. Chief official of the Shanghai Sports Bureau told Xinhua that t

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BEIJING, Oct. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- NASA recently unveiled its new rocket design, named Space Launch System (SLS), according to media reports. The rocket will make its first unmanned flight in 2017, and the flight with astronauts aboard won't happen unti

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