plain as a pikestaff

Adjective

not-comparable

(simile) Extremely clear and plain to see.

Japanese Meaning

極めて明確で、疑いの余地がなく、一目で理解できる状態

The instructions were plain as a pikestaff, so nobody could make a mistake.

指示は一目瞭然だったので、誰も間違いを犯しませんでした。

Sense（1）

(simile) Extremely clear and plain to see.

--Don't you know he's dead? says Joe.

--Paddy Dignam dead! says Alf.

--Ay, says Joe.

--Sure I'm after seeing him not five minutes ago, says Alf, as plain as a pikestaff.

--Who's dead? says Bob Doran.

--You saw his ghost then, says Joe, God between us and harm.