cut and dry
/kʌt ənd draɪ/
adjective
- Already decided or settled; not open to change or discussion.
- The rules for the contest are cut-and-dry, so there is no room for negotiation.
- The teacher gave a cut-and-dry answer to the student's question.
- Many people think the solution is cut-and-dry, but the problem is actually more complex.
- Simple and clear; easy to understand or deal with.
- This is not a cut-and-dry situation; we need to consider everyone's feelings.
- The instructions for assembling the furniture were cut-and-dry, so I finished in an hour.
- The math problem looked cut-and-dry, but it had a tricky step.
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