cookie cutter
IDIOM
ˈcookie ˌcutter noun [countable]
cookie cutter adjective [only before noun]
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English DictionaryI. ˈcookie ˌcutter1 noun [countable] American English an instrument that cuts cookies into special shapes before you bake them
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II. cookie cutter2 adjective [only before noun] American English almost exactly the same as other things of the same type, and not very interesting:
the cookie cutter approach of the urban renewal programme [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Idiomscookie-cutter [American]a cookie-cutter building or plan is exactly similar to many others of the same type. The architects were determined that it wouldn't be just another cookie-cutter mall. (always before noun)
Management too often uses a cookie-cutter approach to solving problems. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲