open-and-shut

o·pen-and-shut

(ō′pən-ən-shŭt′)

adj.

1. So obvious as to present no difficulties; easily settled or determined: an open-and-shut case.

2. New England & Southeastern New York Alternating between sunshine and clouds; having variable skies.

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open-and-shut

adj

easily decided or solved; obvious: an open-and-shut case.

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o′pen-and-shut′

adj.

immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of larceny.

[1835–45, Amer.]

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

open-and-shut - so obvious as to be easily solved or decided; "an open-and-shut case" obvious - easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "obvious errors"

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open-and-shut

adjective straightforward, simple, obvious, routine, clear-cut, foregone, noncontroversial It's an open-and-shut case - the hospital's at fault.

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Translations

open-and-shut

[ˌəʊpnənˈʃʌt] adj open-and-shut case → caso di facile soluzione

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