Appendix:Snowclones/one does not simply X into Y

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English

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Etymology

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From the phrase One does not simply walk into Mordor from a 2001 Lord of the Rings movie; not used in the original book series.

Phrase

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one does not simply X into Y

  1. An important and seemingly easy task is in fact not so easy.