| 单词 | open-and-shut |
| 释义 | open-and-shut adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe a dispute or a legal case as open-and-shut, you mean that is easily decided or solved because the facts are very clear. It's an open-and-shut case. The hospital is at fault. ...an open-and-shut murder charge. Synonyms: straightforward, simple, obvious, routine Idioms: open-and-shut easily decided or solved because the facts are very clear The prosecution behaved as if they had an open-and-shut case. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: open-and-shut case In the end, though, it was an open-and-shut case. Times, Sunday Times What at first seemed an open-and-shut case suddenly looked anything but. The Sun But this was never going to be a 24-hour open-and-shut case. Times, Sunday Times Cops are treating it as an open-and-shut case. The Sun This seemed an open-and-shut case. Times, Sunday Times |
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