open-and-shut

[ oh-puhn-uhn-shuht ]

/ ˈoʊ pən ənˈʃʌt /

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adjective

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

Origin of open-and-shut

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Words nearby open-and-shut

open account, open admissions, open adoption, open air, open and aboveboard, open-and-shut, open-angle glaucoma, open bar, open biopsy, open bite, open book

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Example sentences from the Web for open-and-shut

Boys, it's a clean, open-and-shut job—with absolutely nothing to interfere.
The Sky Line of Spruce|Edison Marshall
And sometimes the open-and-shut of the steam hog had to go pfisty-pfoost, pfisty-pfoost.
Rootabaga Stories|Carl Sandburg
Marrying with me in this case is an open-and-shut business proposition.
Dixie Hart|Will N. Harben
But it had been all over in a breath, just an open-and-shut piece of battiness, same as fellers have when they jump a bridge.
Shorty McCabe|Sewell Ford

But McNeill's could not afford to be shown up before thirty interested rivermen as running an open-and-shut brace-game.
The Riverman|Stewart Edward White

British Dictionary definitions for open-and-shut

open-and-shut

adjective

easily decided or solved; obviousan open-and-shut case

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Idioms and Phrases with open-and-shut

open and shut

Simple, straightforward, easily solved, as in With three eyewitnesses, the prosecutor said this case was open and shut. This term suggests that one has immediate access to the facts of a situation. [c. 1840]

单词	open-and-shut
释义	open-and-shut [ oh-puhn-uhn-shuht ] / ˈoʊ pən ənˈʃʌt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR open-and-shut ON THESAURUS.COM adjective immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder. Origin of open-and-shut An Americanism dating back to 1835–45 Words nearby open-and-shut open account, open admissions, open adoption, open air, open and aboveboard, open-and-shut, open-angle glaucoma, open bar, open biopsy, open bite, open book Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for open-and-shut Boys, it's a clean, open-and-shut job—with absolutely nothing to interfere. The Sky Line of Spruce\|Edison Marshall And sometimes the open-and-shut of the steam hog had to go pfisty-pfoost, pfisty-pfoost. Rootabaga Stories\|Carl Sandburg Marrying with me in this case is an open-and-shut business proposition. Dixie Hart\|Will N. Harben But it had been all over in a breath, just an open-and-shut piece of battiness, same as fellers have when they jump a bridge. Shorty McCabe\|Sewell Ford But McNeill's could not afford to be shown up before thirty interested rivermen as running an open-and-shut brace-game. The Riverman\|Stewart Edward White British Dictionary definitions for open-and-shut open-and-shut adjective easily decided or solved; obviousan open-and-shut case Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with open-and-shut open and shut Simple, straightforward, easily solved, as in With three eyewitnesses, the prosecutor said this case was open and shut. This term suggests that one has immediate access to the facts of a situation. [c. 1840] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to open-and-shut apparent, assured, clear, clear-cut, conclusive, easy, evident, explicit, glaring, guaranteed, in the bag, indisputable, obvious, ordinary, plain, routine, self-evident, self-explanatory, simple, straightforward
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open-and-shut

adjective

Origin of open-and-shut

Words nearby open-and-shut

Example sentences from the Web for open-and-shut

British Dictionary definitions for open-and-shut

adjective

Idioms and Phrases with open-and-shut

Words related to open-and-shut