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Cut-and-dried   /kət-ənd-draɪd/   Listen
Cut-and-dried

adjective
1.
According to ordinary expectations.  Synonym: cut-and-dry.






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"Cut-and-dried" Quotes from Famous Books



... the guidance of one who is desirous of unfolding such powers after they have first manifested their presence in him. In fact, as many of the best authorities on the subject agree, it is practically impossible to lay out a course of cut-and-dried directions of this kind. This arises logically from the conditions present in such cases, and from the special circumstances surrounding the subject of mediumship. In fact, it may be broadly stated that ...
— Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers • Bhakta Vishita

... he returned to his seat. There was no telling how far the "good-naturedness" of Hubbard Squash might go. He had respectfully thanked the principal and the head teacher who had been fooling him. And it was not a formal, cut-and-dried reply he made, either; by his manner, tone and face, he appeared to have been really grateful from his heart. Badger and Red Shirt should have blushed when they were addressed so seriously by so good a man as Hubbard Squash, but they ...
— Botchan (Master Darling) • Mr. Kin-nosuke Natsume, trans. by Yasotaro Morri



Words linked to "Cut-and-dried" :   ordinary



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