You didn't have to be a brain surgeon to know what was going on.

You didn't have to be a brain surgeon to know something was wrong.

I could be a great brain surgeon this time around.

"I want to be an author or a brain surgeon."

But just being bright doesn't make you a brain surgeon.

The week before, he'd said he was a brain surgeon.

And then it hit me, brain surgeon that I am.

I could never pass tests to become a brain surgeon.

"No one has to be a brain surgeon to know that car sales have been off for two and a half years," he said.

"You don't have to be a brain surgeon to know what he meant."