cut and dried

cut and dried
(cut and dried (или dry))
1) готовый, в готовом виде [первонач. о лечебных травах в лавке аптекаря]

Still he did feel that Miltoun was altogether too much of the "pukka" aristocrat... with his confounded way of seeing things all cut and dried... (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Patrician’, part I, ch. X) — И все-таки он чувствовал, что Милтоун слишком ревностный аристократ... ко всему подходит со своими готовыми мерками.

‘You have to spread things out a bit here,’ he said in earnest appeal to Essex. ‘You can't have everything cut and dried. They are peculiar people that way.’ (J. Aldridge, ‘The Diplomat’, ch. 21) — Мак-Грегор горячо добавил, обращаясь к Эссексу: - Здесь надо побольше растолковывать. Нельзя преподносить им все в готовом виде. У них на этот счет свои взгляды.

2) трафаретный, шаблонный, банальный; лишённый яркости, оригинальности

He was the usual cut and dry apothecary... and about as emotional as bagpipe. (R. L. Stevenson, ‘Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’, ‘Story of the Door’) — Он был обычный аптекарь, сухой и скучный... эмоций в нем было не больше, чем в волынке.

What was her own life but a cut-and-dried affair? (J. Galsworthy, ‘Maid in Waiting’, ch. XX) — Что можно сказать о ее жизни, кроме того, что эта жизнь текла размеренно и однообразно.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • cut and dried — adj a situation, decision, result etc that is cut and dried cannot now be changed ▪ I don t think the plan is as cut and dried as people think …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cut-and-dried — adjective a decision, situation, or result that is cut and dried is clear and definite and cannot be changed …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • cut and dried — If something is cut and dried, then everything has already been decided and, in the case of an opinion, might be a little stale and predictable …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • Cut and dried — Cut Cut (k[u^]t), a. 1. Gashed or divided, as by a cutting instrument. [1913 Webster] 2. Formed or shaped as by cutting; carved. [1913 Webster] 3. Overcome by liquor; tipsy. [Slang] [1913 Webster] {Cut and dried}, prepered beforehand; not… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cut-and-dried — cut′ and dried′ or cut′ and dry′ adj. 1) cvb prepared or settled in advance; not needing much thought or discussion 2) cvb lacking in originality or spontaneity; routine • Etymology: 1700–10 …   From formal English to slang

  • cut and dried — ► cut and dried (of a situation) completely settled. [ORIGIN: originally used to distinguish the herbs of herbalists shops from growing herbs.] Main Entry: ↑cut …   English terms dictionary

  • cut-and-dried — adjective according to ordinary expectations • Syn: ↑cut and dry • Similar to: ↑ordinary * * * adjective also cut and dry | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ : in accordance with a plan, set procedure, or …   Useful english dictionary

  • cut and dried — DEFINITE, decided, settled, explicit, specific, precise, unambiguous, clear cut, unequivocal, black and white, hard and fast. → cut * * * cut and dry or cut and dried 1. Ready made 2. Fixed beforehand, decided in advance • • • Main Entry: ↑cut… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cut-and-dried — 1. if a decision or agreement is cut and dried, it is final and will not be changed. Although a deal has been agreed, it is not yet cut and dried. 2. if a subject, situation, or idea is cut and dried, it is clear and easy to understand. The human …   New idioms dictionary

  • cut and dried —    If something is cut and dried, then everything has already been decided and, in the case of an opinion, might be a little stale and predictable.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If you refer to a situation, problem or solution as cut… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • cut-and-dried — {adj. phr.} Decided or expected beforehand; following the same old line; doing the usual thing. * /The decision of the judge was cut and dried./ * /The ways of the king s court were cut and dried./ * /People at the convention heard many cut and… …   Dictionary of American idioms


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