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Definition idiot-proof in British English

idiot-proof verb

[transitive] verb
/ˈɪdiət ˌpruːf/
1

to make something so easy to use that it is impossible to use it wrongly

Example

You can't idiot-proof everything because idiots are so damn ingenious.

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Definition idiot-proof in British English