brain surgeons

They open skulls

Brain surgeons is the plural of brain surgeon, a physician who operates on the brain.

The term serves as a benchmark for intelligence and difficulty: It's not brain surgery dismisses something as easier than it seems.

Sarcastically, He's no brain surgeon means someone isn't particularly clever.

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scrub in · microsurgery · scalpel · steady hands · meninges · lobectomy · dura mater · Chiari malformation · neurotrauma · cortices · life or death · hydrocephalus · life-saving · medical miracle · rocket science · not rocket science · grey matter · white matter

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medical specialization

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Physicians specializing in feet

heart surgeons · cardiologists · proctologists · dermatologists · general practitioners

skill/expertise

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Fast food kitchen staff

ditch diggers · manual laborers · day laborers · dishwashers · janitors

social status/prestige

brain surgeonsburger flippers

Fast food kitchen staff

ditch diggers · minimum wage workers · street sweepers · garbage collectors · dropouts

Family

brain, brains, brained, braining, brainy, brainier, brainiest, brainless, brainstorm

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G