open and shut
/ˈoʊpən ən ˈʃʌt/
adjective
- Very simple and easy to decide; obvious from the beginning.
- The detective called it an open-and-shut case because the suspect was caught on camera.
- Winning the argument was open-and-shut once we saw the contract.
- For the judge, the evidence made it an open-and-shut matter of fraud.
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