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.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Eliza[i'laizə]
Livia (1)LEE-vyah (Italian)Italian, Romanian, Ancient Roman
UllaOOL-lah (Finnish)Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, German
CherSHEREnglish
Lisbet-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Moishe-Yiddish