adjective
[ not usually before noun ] decided in a way that cannot be changed or argued about :
The inquiry is by no means cut and dried.
adjective
[ not usually before noun ] decided in a way that cannot be changed or argued about :
The inquiry is by no means cut and dried.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005