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cut-and-dried

  [kuht-n-drahyd]
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–adjective
1. prepared or settled in advance; not needing much thought or discussion: a cut-and-dried decision.
2. lacking in originality or spontaneity; routine; boring: a lecture that was cut-and-dried.
Also, cut-and-dry.

Origin:
1700–10
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cut-and-dried   (kŭt'n-drīd')
adj.  

  1. Prepared and arranged in advance; settled.

  2. Ordinary; routine: cut-and-dried dialogue.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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