Definition of be cut and dried

cut and dried

adjective

a clear matter.
It shouldn't take me long to fix the problem - it's pretty cut and dried.

Last edited on Nov 27 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'dry':
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dry sex	Definitions include: simulated sex, without the removal of clothes.
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leave high and dry	Definitions include: to abandon a person, without them having proper resources.
like watching paint dry	Definitions include: extremely boring.

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