Definitions for open-and-shut
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o′pen-and-shut′(adj.)
immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided:
an open-and-shut case of larceny.
Origin of open-and-shut:
1835–45, Amer.
Princeton's WordNet
open-and-shut(adj)
so obvious as to be easily solved or decided
"an open-and-shut case"
Wiktionary
open-and-shut(Adjective)
simple and obvious; easily decided
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