cut and dried

US /ˌkʌt ən ˈdraɪd/
UK /ˌkʌt ən ˈdraɪd/
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already decided and not able to be changed

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The outcome of the election is not as cut and dried as some people think.
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There's no cut and dried solution to this complex problem.
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