cut-and-dry

• Décrit une situation, une décision ou une question qui est simple, claire et tranchée, sans ambiguïté ni complexité.

Describes a situation, decision, or matter that is straightforward, simple, and settled without ambiguity or complication.

1. Routine or predictableB2informalamerican

   Following a standard or expected pattern; lacking surprises or complexity.

   routinier, prévisible

   • The procedure was cut-and-dry, with no unexpected steps.
   • His explanation was cut-and-dry, exactly what we anticipated.
   • The decision was cut-and-dry based on the rules.

   Synonymesboringcommonplaceconventionaleverydayhumdrumordinarypredictableroutinerun-of-the-millstandarduninterestingunremarkable

   Antonymesimaginativeirregularnoveloriginalunconventionalunpredictableunusual