- Look no further than LeBron James to understand that the qualifications for an MVP-esque performance aren't cut and dry.
- The origin of the phrase cut and dry comes from the use of herbs when they are cut and hung out to dry in order to be ready for use.
- Mathematics in this view is cut-and-dried and calls for nothing so much as mastery of the requisite algorithms, and unlimited patience.
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- Cut and dried, which means finished, is the correct expression. The phrase comes from the timber industry, and refers to an area that has been cut clear.
- For example, The procedure is not quite cut and dried-there's definitely room for improvisation.
- Although most parties have agreed on the deal, it is not yet cut and dried. Everything will not be cut and dried there for you after moving to a new country.
- By the end of the evening they had their plans for carrying out the robbery all cut and dried with nothing, they thought left to chance.
- “But in practice, the issue isn't so cut and dried, because while lawyers have a duty to the court, it's not their job to convict their client.”
- Usually said by hammerheads who want to come off as intelligent but are looked at sideways by people who properly say cut and dried.