cut-and-dried

or cut-and-dry

[ kuht-n-drahyd ]

/ ˈkʌt nˈdraɪd /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR cut-and-dried ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

prepared or settled in advance; not needing much thought or discussion: a cut-and-dried decision.

lacking in originality or spontaneity; routine; boring: a lecture that was cut-and-dried.

Origin of cut-and-dried

First recorded in 1700–10

Words nearby cut-and-dried

cut a deal, cut adrift, cut along, cut a long story short, cut-and-cover, cut-and-dried, cut and fill, cut-and-paste, cut and run, cut and thrust, cut-and-try

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Example sentences from the Web for cut-and-dried

This skill cannot be attained empirically, by the cut-and-dried method, except at a frightful cost to the children.
New Ideals in Rural Schools|George Herbert Betts
She's refreshingly genuine and original, in this artificial, cut-and-dried age.
The Fifth Ace|Douglas Grant
They have a cut-and-dried program, and a fellow can't get a word in anywhere.
The Story of Chautauqua|Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
I think it unwise to try to work out a cut-and-dried color plan in a small apartment.
The House in Good Taste|Elsie de Wolfe

What I mean is that we must feel ourselves at liberty to depart from a cut-and-dried schedule.
Cynthia's Chauffeur|Louis Tracy

Idioms and Phrases with cut-and-dried

cut and dried

Ready-made, predetermined and not changeable. For example, The procedure is not quite cut and dried—there's definitely room for improvisation. This expression originally alluded to herbs for sale in a shop, as opposed to fresh, growing herbs. [c. 1900]

单词	cut-and-dried
释义	cut-and-dried or cut-and-dry [ kuht-n-drahyd ] / ˈkʌt nˈdraɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cut-and-dried ON THESAURUS.COM adjective prepared or settled in advance; not needing much thought or discussion: a cut-and-dried decision. lacking in originality or spontaneity; routine; boring: a lecture that was cut-and-dried. Origin of cut-and-dried First recorded in 1700–10 Words nearby cut-and-dried cut a deal, cut adrift, cut along, cut a long story short, cut-and-cover, cut-and-dried, cut and fill, cut-and-paste, cut and run, cut and thrust, cut-and-try Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cut-and-dried This skill cannot be attained empirically, by the cut-and-dried method, except at a frightful cost to the children. New Ideals in Rural Schools\|George Herbert Betts She's refreshingly genuine and original, in this artificial, cut-and-dried age. The Fifth Ace\|Douglas Grant They have a cut-and-dried program, and a fellow can't get a word in anywhere. The Story of Chautauqua\|Jesse Lyman Hurlbut I think it unwise to try to work out a cut-and-dried color plan in a small apartment. The House in Good Taste\|Elsie de Wolfe What I mean is that we must feel ourselves at liberty to depart from a cut-and-dried schedule. Cynthia's Chauffeur\|Louis Tracy Idioms and Phrases with cut-and-dried cut and dried Ready-made, predetermined and not changeable. For example, The procedure is not quite cut and dried—there's definitely room for improvisation. This expression originally alluded to herbs for sale in a shop, as opposed to fresh, growing herbs. [c. 1900] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to cut-and-dried 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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