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What is "cut-and-dried" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does cut-and-dried mean in English? Meaning of cut-and-dried definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "cut-and-dried" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "cut-and-dried": according to ordinary expectations

Adjective

  • Meaning: according to ordinary expectations
  • Synonyms: cut-and-dried cut-and-dry
  • Similar: ordinary
  • Adjective: (idiomatic) simple, straightforward, clear, or certain Take care when guessing, since problems do not always have cut-and-dried answers.(idiomatic) decided, set, settled, not open to change(idiomatic, obsolete) lacking freshness or spontaneity

    • Synonyms:

    definite, destined, familiar, fated, fixed, old hat, ordained, ordinary, precise, routine, set, settled, specific, trite, written, in the cards, plotted, prearranged,

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