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1. World Wide Words: Cut and dried

   22 Dec 2007 ... The origin of the English expression 'Cut and dried' puzzles many people.www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-cut3.htm - Cached - Similar

2. Re: Cut and dried

   6 Jan 2001 ... That brings to mind another phrase: "smoke-filled rooms." Those are the back-rooms where everything is "cut and dried" beforehand. ...
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3. "Pretty cut and dry"

   phrases, sayings and idioms at. The Phrase Finder ... "Pretty cut and dry". Posted by Q on January 05, 2001. What's "preety cut and dry" --flowers? And why does it mean simple,easy, no brainer....? Thanks. Re: "Pretty cut and dry" ESC ...
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4. Carats, Chum, Doozies, Going Down?, Cut and Dried and Some Very ...

   The phrase you're thinking of is "cut and dried," referring to something that is routine, commonplace or ordinary, and thus hackneyed, boring and ...
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5. cut-and-dried - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary, Thesaurus and ...

   cut-and-dried use in phrases and idioms. Idioms with cut-and-dried. cut-and-dried in expressions. Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary.idioms.thefreedictionary.com/cut-and-dried - Cached - Similar

6. cut-and-dry - WordReference Forums

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   8 Oct 2005 ... That sounds like a good phrase to me, but isn't it "cut-and-dried"? ....Apparently "cut-and-dried" is the phrase more often used in formal / official ...
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7. What Does the Phrase “Cut and Dried” Mean and Where Did the ...

   The phrase 'cut and dried' means it's a finished job and comes from the lumber industry. The two processes for preparing wood for sale are to cut it and ...
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8. cut and dried - cut and dried idioms and phrases

   Ready-made, predetermined and not changeable. For example, The procedure is not quite cut and dried—there's definitely room for improvisation. ...
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9. The Play of Words - Google Books Result

   Richard Lederer - 1991 - Education - 288 pages
   Offer the first half of such a phrase, and instantly in the minds of almost everybody flashes the second ... Cut and dried is actually a very dead metaphor. ...
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10. WikiAnswers - What is the meaning of cut and dried

    What is the meaning for the idom cut and dried? What does the phrase cut and driedmean? What does it mean to cut and dried? ADVERTISEMENT. Answer these ...
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    1. Re: Cut and dried

       6 Jan 2001 ... That brings to mind another phrase: "smoke-filled rooms." Those are the back-rooms where everything is "cut and dried" beforehand. ...
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    2. Carats, Chum, Doozies, Going Down?, Cut and Dried and Some Very ...

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    3. cut and dry

       The dominant modern usage is “cut and dried.” When used to modify a noun, it must be hyphenated: “cut-and-dried plan.” Return to list of errors ...
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    4. cut-and-dried - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary, Thesaurus and ...

       cut-and-dried use in phrases and idioms. Idioms with cut-and-dried. cut-and-dried in expressions. Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary.idioms.thefreedictionary.com/cut-and-dried - Cached - Similar

    5. cut and dried - Wiktionary

       2 Aug 2010 ... 1710, from herbs being cut and dried for sale, rather than fresh. ... Re: cut and dried, ESC, January 06, 2001, The Phrase Finder; "Cut and ...
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    6. Affixes: the Building Blocks of English

       Dictionary of affixes. This dictionary contains more than 1250 entries, illustrated by some 10000 examples, all defined and explained. ...
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    7. Cut-and-dried | Define Cut-and-dried at Dictionary.com

       prepared or settled in advance; not needing much thought or discussion: a cut-and-drieddecision. 2. lacking in originality or spontaneity; routine; ...
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    8. cut and dried - cut and dried idioms and phrases

       Ready-made, predetermined and not changeable. For example, The procedure is not quite cut and dried—there's definitely room for improvisation. ...
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    9. World Wide Words: Cream

       17 Oct 1998 ... TURNS OF PHRASE · WEIRD WORDS. Free weekly e-magazine. E-MAGAZINE HOME PAGE. Ancillary pages. AFFIXES DICTIONARY · OTHER WORDS SITES...
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    10. World Wide Words: Dab hand

        27 May 2000 ... A This is mainly a British Commonwealth phrase, commonly used in sentences ... The phrase dab hand turns up first in the early nineteenth ...
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