Open-and-shut

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    simple and obvious; easily decided informal
Adjective
  1. 1
    so obvious as to be easily solved or decided wordnet

Synonyms

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apparentascertainedassuredattestedaxiomaticblatant

Example

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"The police thought it was an open-and-shut case."

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open and shut case

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