Adjective : a cut-and-dried decision. ,a lecture that was cut-and-dried.    From Dictionary.com. 

She's not a cut-and-dry character, that's for sure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rabid Reads: "Broken Glass Park" by Alina Bronsky] Reference

That seems to be a pretty cut-and-dry command to me.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lean Left » Blog Archive » Sex as Punishment] Reference

It's just a matter of me explaining to you cut-and-dry.    From Wordnik.com.  [Miller, Glenn E.] Reference

Its gotten very cut-and-dry, very serious; its not as much fun.    From Wordnik.com.  [Buzzine » Dick Van Dyke Interview] Reference

And patent lawyers say, look, this is a cut-and-dry patent case.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 24, 2006] Reference

A further knot: "Terror-free" investing isn't quite so cut-and-dry.    From Wordnik.com.  [Missouri Treasurer: Show Me You're Anti-Terror] Reference

So I don't think its it's as cut-and-dry as what Nancy would suggest.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 23, 2004] Reference

By now, you have figured out that most criminal cases are cut-and-dry.    From Wordnik.com.  [Missing Justice]

If anything this graph shows you just how NOT cut-and-dry the issue is.    From Wordnik.com.  [PUBLIC OPINION ON ABORTION BY PARTY AND GENDER » Sociological Images] Reference

Ultimately, infintely better than Boulez' cut-and-dry postmodern approach.    From Wordnik.com.  [Symphonie de psaumes] Reference

Maybe moral judgements seem more cut-and-dry, less a matter of personal taste.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hitting Them over the Head] Reference

Dunn: For the most part, it's pretty cut-and-dry who the player of the game is.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Silver Elvis Wig: a brief history] Reference

Austen eschews a cut-and-dry opposition between the local and the long-distance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Social Theory at Box Hill: Acts of Union] Reference

Back in the cut-and-dry Cold War, the politics of the Olympics were pretty simple.    From Wordnik.com.  [Inflammatory] Reference

We are dealing here with the old cut-and-dry, legitimate interest of treasure trove.    From Wordnik.com.  [Memories and Portraits] Reference

It made her want to scream at him, to demand one single cut-and-dry, yes-or-no reply.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nevermore] Reference

Why do you think a lot of folks in Hollywood don't see this as kind of a cut-and-dry case?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 30, 2009] Reference

I'm enjoying the portrayal of two polar opposites, though not so cut-and-dry on either end.    From Wordnik.com.  [bard Diary Entry] Reference

CHAPMAN: So I wanted to do a statement, just a one-paragraph, simple, cut-and-dry statement.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live Weekend: A Look Back at Mark David Chapman in His Own Words - September 30, 2000] Reference

It is almost a commonsense thing to most Americans by now, but is it really that cut-and-dry?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 31, 2009] Reference

But the cut-and-dry facts of the case are unlikely to shed much light on the managerial nuances.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Fine (And Risky) Line Of Leniency] Reference

The source seemed to indicate that the debate over the artwork was not one that was cut-and-dry.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kanye West Shares 'Banned' Naked Album Cover (PHOTO)] Reference

These types of decisions are not that cut-and-dry.    From Wordnik.com.  [FOXSports.com News] Reference

It sounds like a pretty cut-and-dry effort, but after such a.    From Wordnik.com.  [Creative Loafing Atlanta] Reference

The war in Afghanistan isn't as cut-and-dry as it used to be.    From Wordnik.com.  [Crimson White RSS] Reference

"And you think you'll tame me into your cut-and-dry pattern?".    From Wordnik.com.  [Wild Kitty] Reference

(Laughs) Well I must confess it isn't as cut-and-dry as it sounds.    From Wordnik.com.  [rediff.com] Reference

They have never-ending questions to which there are no cut-and-dry answers.    From Wordnik.com.  [ActiveRain Real Estate Network] Reference

All of the above noted elements are pretty cut-and-dry and fairly easy to analyze.    From Wordnik.com.  [(EMP) E-Marketing Performance] Reference

To a reasonable person, the questions seem cut-and-dry and should be answered "yes.".    From Wordnik.com.  [PWTorch.com] Reference

In both sports, there aren't many more cut-and-dry calls in a game that could be reviewed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Summit Daily News - Top Stories] Reference

It's not as cut-and-dry as last night's declaration that a new Retina Display-equipped iPod.    From Wordnik.com.  [Smartphones: PinStack.com] Reference

"It's not cut-and-dry," said Gerard Leonet, a government employee walking out of the store.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

It's not as cut-and-dry as last night's declaration that a new Retina Display-equipped iPod.    From Wordnik.com.  [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference

Salmonella outbreak victims upset by lack of prosecution in what lawyers call cut-and-dry case.    From Wordnik.com.  [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference

«It's not cut-and-dry, » said Gerard Leonet, a government employee walking out of the store.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

They may be based on certain sources, but they remain interpretations and not cut-and-dry facts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference