1. Home
2. Idioms
3. cut-and-dried

cut-and-dried

---

---

cut-and-dried

 

1. if a decision or agreement is cut-and-dried, it is final and will not be changed Although a deal has been agreed, it is not yet cut-and-dried.

2. if a subject, situation, or idea is cut-and-dried, it is clear and easy to understand The human rights issue is by no means cut-and-dried.