open-and-shut

Definition

  • adjective: able to be settled or decided very quickly and easily
  • adjective: perfectly simple
  • synonyms: clear cut, res ipsa loquitur, cut and dried

Examples

  • Her first assignment as a lawyer was an 'open-and-shut case' involving a drunk driver.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Yeah? I almost fell asleep. - I mean, I've never been on a jury before. No? I've sat on many juries. Those lawyers talk and talk, even when it's an open-and-shut case like this one. - Ever hear so much talk about nothin'? - I guess they're entitled. They're entitled. It's the system, but... (..)
    1957 12 Angry Men