Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective So obvious as to present no difficulties; easily settled or determined.
- adjective New England & Southeastern New York Alternating between sunshine and clouds; having variable skies.
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- adjective informal, law
simple andobvious ; easily decided
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective so obvious as to be easily solved or decided
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Examples
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It’s just that the murder case against this Dorinda Dillon is so open-and-shut, which is fine with me.
As Husbands Go Susan Isaacs 2010
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It’s just that the murder case against this Dorinda Dillon is so open-and-shut, which is fine with me.
As Husbands Go Susan Isaacs 2010
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You'd think that match officials getting decisions right would be just about the most fundamental thing for a sport — and that any attempt to improve decision-making accuracy would be a non-negotiable, open-and-shut, black-and-white case.
Technology Catches Up With Cricket Richard Lord 2011
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Large-scale suits by individual shareholders have been rare in Japan up to this point, but lawyers say the apparently open-and-shut nature of the Olympus case could help re-shape investors' willingness to enforce their rights.
Japan Retail Investors Mull Olympus Suit Options Kana Inagaki 2011
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It looked like an open-and-shut case until the judge, suddenly and without explanation, announced that he was dismissing the allegations.
Kill the Irishman Rick Porrello 2011
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It looked like an open-and-shut case until the judge, suddenly and without explanation, announced that he was dismissing the allegations.
Kill the Irishman Rick Porrello 2011
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If stock charts were the equivalent of eyewitness testimony, St. Joe Co. would have an open-and-shut case against the companies responsible for the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Sneak Play Daniel Fisher 2011
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In Bahrain, where many Shiites openly nurture cultural and religious ties to Iran, the Saudis saw the case as even more open-and-shut.
The New Cold War Bill Spindle 2011
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New England's Wes Welker seems to have an open-and-shut case for being the best slot receiver in league history, catching 554 passes in the five seasons since he joined the Patriots.
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It looked like an open-and-shut case until the judge, suddenly and without explanation, announced that he was dismissing the allegations.
Kill the Irishman Rick Porrello 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word open-and-shut
"New England & Southeastern New York Alternating between sunshine and clouds; having variable skies."
- American Heritage Dictionary
August 6, 2010