"That's a rather obvious metaphor for someone who lives his life through others," she observed.
The gym, for instance, was a notoriously public one and not the obvious choice for someone so concerned about her privacy.
I knew him other than what he did and so that connection was clear and obvious, and for someone else, it might not be.
Ever the rebel, Mr. Schnabel rejects the obvious term for someone who does what he has just done at the Gramercy Park Hotel.
A change in the so-called shared accommodation rate housing benefit (SAR) rules had effectively closed off the most obvious option for someone with John's history: a self-contained privately rented flat paid for by housing benefit.
Bastille Day is an obvious choice for someone looking to stage an attack on the French Republic, and French officials have feared and even predicted an attack of the very kind that struck Nice.
A storefront cash-for-gold operation has an obvious attraction for someone who wants both and is carrying a weapon; there is normally a double-door system that keeps a potential customer in a small holding pen until his intentions can be ascertained.
While Lucy's parents' expectation was that many years of hard work would eventually lead to a great career, Lucy considers a great career an obvious given for someone as exceptional as she, and for her it's just a matter of time and choosing which way to go.
That's an obvious investment for someone like Logan who runs dozens of job searches every month for her clients.
It's a major reversal, and given his GOP rivals' huge super PAC fundraising, perhaps an obvious one for someone seeking an even playing field.
MR: This is sort of an obvious question for someone as old as I am, but "Magic Man" to me references Heart's song "Magic Man".
