ˌcut and ˈdried adjective
a situation, decision, result etc that is cut and dried cannot now be changed:
I don’t think the plan is as cut and dried as people think.

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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.

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cut and dried
to be previously decided, to be prearranged
The decision was cut and dried and nobody asked for our opinion.

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cut and dried
adj. phr. Decided or expected beforehand; following the same old line; doing the usual thing.
The decision of the judge was cut-and-dried.
The ways of the king's court were cut-and-dried.
People at the convention heard many cut-and-dried speeches.

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