open-and-shut
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3.8
- adjective
- /ˈoʊpən ənd ʃʌt/
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- After reviewing the facts, the judge ruled that it was an open-and-shut case.
- an open-and-shut case
They started this investigation with within the first couple interviews, you hear him say to these guys, this is an open and shut case.
- They started this investigation with within the first couple interviews, you hear him say to these guys, this is an open and shut case.
- But this Malthusian myth is as close to an open and shut case as we've ever had Open and shut case, Johnson.
- It is not my view that it's an open and shut case that this view of physics, the anthropic view and all of that is correct.
- And then it it like here's what's funny is like it's so this is such an open and shut case.
Examples
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As far as I´m concerned it´s an open and shut case.
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And the prosecution thought they had an open-and-shut case.
Blog text (20) -
It's just, he thinks it's such an open and shut case.
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So, it's not an open and shut case for the states on what they should do.
Blog text (29) -
Seems pretty much like an open and shut case.
Blog text (16) -
Looks open and shut to me.
Fiction book (1994) -
So, boss, looks like it's open and shut with Harvey Reynolds.
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It was an open and shut case.
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This is an open-and-shut case.
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The Warren Commission thought they had an open-and-shut case.
Synonyms
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1.0
Easy to see or understand
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3.7
Something that is easy to understand and clear
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2.5
Very easy to understand or hear
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4.2
Easy to see and understand
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4.8
Clear and obvious without needing proof
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4.1
Clear and simple, not likely to change
Antonyms
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8.3
A problem about law that is difficult to solve because it has many different parts
How Clear
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word open-and-shut comes from the simple image of open and shut, like a door you can open and close quickly. So an open-and-shut case or problem is one that is 'clear' and easy to decide or solve.