OPEN AND SHUT

Meaning of OPEN AND SHUT in English

easy to judge, not complex

If either spouse admits adultery, divorce is an open and shut case.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

OPEN-AND-SHUT — adjective Date: 1841 perfectly simple ; obvious , easily settled
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OPEN-AND-SHUT — |ōp(ə)nən|shət adjective 1. : perfectly simple : obvious 2. chiefly dialect : partly cloudy : alternately overcast and clear
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OPEN-AND-SHUT — /oh"peuhn euhn shut"/ , adj. immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder. [ 1835-45, Amer. ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OPEN-AND-SHUT — clear, uncomplicated, straightforward
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OPEN-AND-SHUT — Date: 1841 1. : perfectly simple : obvious 2. : easily settled an open-and-shut case of grand larceny
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OPEN-AND-SHUT — Function: adjective Date: 1841 1 : perfectly simple : OBVIOUS 2 : easily settled <an open-and-shut case of grand larceny>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
OPEN-AND-SHUT — (of a case or argument) admitting no doubt or dispute; straightforward. → open
Concise Oxford English vocab
OPEN-AND-SHUT — [open-and-shut] adj (1841) 1: perfectly simple: obvious 2: easily settled "an ~ case"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OPEN-AND-SHUT — open-and-shut BrE AmE ˌəʊp ə n‿ən ˈʃʌt ◂ - ə n‿ənd- AmE \ ˌoʊp-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OPEN-AND-SHUT — If you describe a dispute or a legal case as open-and-shut , you mean that is easily decided or solved …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OPEN-AND-SHUT — If you describe a dispute or a legal case as ~, you mean that is easily decided or solved because …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OPEN-AND-SHUT — Synonyms and related words : apparent, ascertained, assured, attested, certified, clear, clear as crystal, crystal-clear, decided, determinate, determined, discernible, distinct, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OPEN AND SHUT — See: CUT AND DRIED.
Slang English vocab
OPEN-AND-SHUT — Function: adjective Synonyms: CLEAR 5, apparent, distinct, evident, manifest, obvious, palpable, patent, plain, straightforward
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
OPEN-AND-SHUT — adjective Synonyms: clear 5, apparent, distinct, evident, manifest, obvious, palpable, patent, plain, straightforward
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
OPEN-AND-SHUT — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
OPEN-AND-SHUT — adj. Open-and-shut is used with these nouns: ↑ case
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OPEN AND SHUT — See: CUT AND DRIED.
Словарь английских идиом
OPEN AND SHUT — easy to judge, not complex If either spouse admits adultery, divorce is an open and shut case.
English Idioms vocab
OPEN-AND-SHUT — прил.; амер. 1) очевидный, простой, элементарный (особенно о судебном деле) Syn : elementary, evident 2) переменный (о погоде) (американизм) (разговорное) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OPEN-AND-SHUT — a амер. разг. элементарный; простой; очевидный open-and-shut case - простое дело, очевидный случай
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OPEN-AND-SHUT — прил.; амер.1) очевидный, простой, элементарный (особенно о судебном деле) Syn:elementary, evident 2) переменный (о погоде)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
OPEN AND SHUT — (n) простой
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
OPEN AND SHUT — (a) очевидный; элементарный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
OPEN-AND-SHUT — a амер. разг. элементарный; простой; очевидный ~ case - простое дело, очевидный случай
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
OPEN-AND-SHUT — a амер. разг. элементарный; простой; очевидный open-and-shut case - простое дело, очевидный случай
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OPEN AND SHUT — элементарный, очевидный, ясно до конца
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
OPEN AND SHUT — элементарный, очевидный, ясно до конца
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
OPEN-AND-SHUT — прил. ; амер. 1) очевидный, простой, элементарный ( особенно о судебном деле ) Syn: elementary , evident 2) переменный ( …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
OPEN-AND-SHUT — прил.; амер. 1) очевидный, простой, элементарный (особенно о судебном деле) Syn: elementary, evident 2) переменный (о погоде)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
OPEN-AND-SHUT — _a. _ам. элементарный, очевидный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
OPEN-AND-SHUT — a. ам. элементарный, очевидный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
OPEN AND SHUT — простой и понятный It was an open and shut quiz.
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
OPEN-AND-SHUT — adj infml It seems open and shut to me — Для меня все совершенно ясно It is an open-and-shut case of murder …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
OPEN-AND-SHUT — adj infml It seems open and shut to me — Для меня все совершенно ясно It is an open-and-shut case …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
OPEN-AND-SHUT — open-and-shut adj infml It seems open and shut to me Для меня все совершенно ясно It is an open-and-shut case …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
OPEN-AND-SHUT — It seems open and shut to me — Для меня все совершенно ясно It is an open-and-shut case of murder …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
OPEN AND SHUT — простой и понятный
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
OPEN AND SHUT — простой и понятный
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
OPEN AND SHUT — простой и понятный It was an open and shut quiz.
English Russian slang dictionary
OPEN-AND-SHUT — прил.; амер. 1) очевидный, простой, элементарный (особенно о судебном деле) Syn : elementary, evident 2) переменный (о погоде) (американизм) (разговорное) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OPEN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a competition is open to sb (= used to say who can enter a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHUT — I. ˈshə]t, dial ˈshe]; usu ]d.+V verb ( shut ; shut ; shutting ; shuts ) Etymology: Middle English shutten, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OPEN — I. ˈōpən, esp before consonants -p ə m adjective ( opener -p(ə)nə(r) ; openest -p(ə)nə̇st) Etymology: Middle English, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHUT — /shut/ , v. , shut, shutting , adj. , n. v.t. 1. to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OPEN — — openly , adv. — openness , n. /oh"peuhn/ , adj. 1. not closed or barred at the time, as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHUT — I. ˈshət verb ( shut ; shut·ting ) Etymology: Middle English shetten, shutten, from Old English scyttan; akin to Middle …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OPEN — I. ˈō-pən, -p ə m adjective ( open·er ˈōp-nər, ˈō-pə- ; open·est ˈōp-nəst, ˈō-pə-) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHUT — noun a door or cover; a shutter. 2. shut ·impf & ·p.p. of shut. 3. shut ·adj closed or fastened; …
Webster English vocab
OPEN — vi to bark on scent or view of the game. 2. open ·adj produced by an open string; as, an …
Webster English vocab
SHUT — [shut] vb shut ; shut.ting [ME shutten, fr. OE scyttan; akin to MD schutten to shut in, OE sceotan to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OPEN — [open] adj open.er ; open.est [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG offan open, OE up up] (bef. 12c) 1: having …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHUT — / ʃʌt; NAmE / verb , adjective ■ verb ( shut·ting , shut , shut ) 1. to make sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OPEN — / ˈəʊpən; NAmE ˈoʊ-/ adjective , verb , noun ■ adjective NOT CLOSED 1. allowing things or people to go …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHUT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OPEN
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHUT — v. (shutting; past and past part. shut) 1 tr. a move (a door, window, lid, lips, etc.) into position so …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OPEN — adj., v., & n. --adj. 1 not closed or locked or blocked up; allowing entrance or passage or access. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHUT — v. (shutting; past and past part. shut) 1 tr. a move (a door, window, lid, lips, etc.) into position so …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OPEN — adj., v., & n. adj. 1 not closed or locked or blocked up; allowing entrance or passage or access. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHUT — v. (shutting; past and past part. shut) 1. tr. a move (a door, window, lid, lips, etc.) into position so …
Oxford English vocab
OPEN — adj., v., & n. --adj. 1. not closed or locked or blocked up; allowing entrance or passage or access. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
SHUT — ( shuts, shutting) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: The form 'shut' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OPEN — ( opens, opening, opened) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

English Idioms vocabulary

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