The phrase "a straightforward thing to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing an action or task that is simple or easy to understand or accomplish.
Example: "For someone with experience, writing a report is a straightforward thing to do."
Alternatives: "an easy task to" or "a simple matter to".
As an audience member, it isn't always a straightforward thing to know when it is time to leave.
It's a straightforward thing to do: bring a car full of computers, gadgets, tech and anything else you can get your hands on, find a suitable working space, hook everything up, bring in some staff from your host organisation, show them how it works and let them play.
"The Berg and Purcell statement was such a straightforward thing to say that it didn't raise any eyebrows," says Wingreen.
"Focusing on person-to-person payments is a straightforward thing to do right now," Allaire wrote in an email.
His work is about making all of that super friendly to screen-reader users, which is, he said, "not a technically straightforward thing to do".
We've written a new document about this procedure, that I have right in front of me, so that I can remember everything that has been done … and regarding that matter, we've put it on the checklist and the surgeon must ask before surgery whether procedures have been followed … This was a very easy and straightforward thing to solve, one could say.
"I would hope that you would come on board and say this is the simple and straightforward thing to do: We're asking the top one and a half percent including passive income to start paying a little bit more so that the elderly and disabled vets in this country can live with security and dignity," Sanders later added.
"The very straightforward thing to do in the face of unacceptable governmental pressure and interference would be to say 'fuck off, do your worst, we'll fight that'".
The straightforward thing to do, she acknowledged, would have been to sit down with her nanny and ask her if she would be willing to take on new responsibilities, like feeding the puppy and walking it.
"The very straightforward thing to do in the face of unacceptable governmental pressure and interference would be to say 'fuck off, do your worst, we'll fight that'," she said.
"I became increasingly convinced that it was entirely possible…and since I don't want to die it just seemed the straightforward thing to do".
