- o|pen-and-shut
- o|pen-and-shut «OH puhn uhn SHUHT», adjective.Informal. simple and direct; obvious; straightforward: »
The prosecutor was sure he had an open-and-shut case against the suspect.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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open-and-shut — o′pen and shut′ adj. immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open and shut case of larceny[/ex] • Etymology: 1835–45, amer … From formal English to slang
pen — Synonyms and related words: POW camp, amanuensis, arable land, arena, artistry, authorcraft, authorship, automatic writing, barnyard, barton, bastille, beleaguer, beset, besiege, black hole, blockade, borstal, borstal institution, bottle up,… … Moby Thesaurus
pen — pen1 S2 [pen] n [Sense: 1,3; Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: penne feather, pen , from Latin penna feather ] [Sense: 2; Origin: Old English penn] [Sense: 4; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: penitentiary] … Dictionary of contemporary English
pen — pen1 [ pen ] noun ** 1. ) count an object that you use for writing or drawing with ink: Do you have a pen and paper? a ) count an electronic object similar to a pen that you can use with a computer b ) uncount ink from a pen: It was written in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pen — I UK [pen] / US noun Word forms pen : singular pen plural pens ** 1) [countable] an object that you use for writing or drawing with ink Have you got a pen and paper? a) [uncountable] ink from a pen It was written in black pen. b) [countable] an… … English dictionary
pen — I 1. noun you ll need a pen and paper Syn: ballpoint (pen), fountain pen, rollerball; felt tip (pen); highlighter, marker (pen) 2. verb she penned a number of articles Syn: write, compose, draft, dash off; write down, jot down … Thesaurus of popular words
Pen — Pen, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Penned}or {Pent} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Penning}.] [OE. pennen, AS. pennan in on pennan to unfasten, prob. from the same source as pin, and orig. meaning, to fasten with a peg.See {Pin}, n. & v.] To shut up, as in a pen… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shut up — Synonyms and related words: anchoritic, answer, answer conclusively, argue down, bang, bar, barricade, batten, batten down, be mute, be silent, beleaguer, beset, besiege, blockade, bolt, bottle up, bound, box in, box up, button, button up, cage,… … Moby Thesaurus
shut in — Synonyms and related words: Diogenes, Hieronymian, Hieronymite, Timon of Athens, anchoress, anchorite, anchoritic, apoplectic, arthritic, ascetic, barred, bedridden invalid, beleaguer, beleaguered, beset, besiege, besieged, blockade, blockaded,… … Moby Thesaurus
shut — Synonyms and related words: ban, bang, bar, barricade, batten, batten down, blank, blind, blind alley, block out, bolt, bolted, bottle up, box in, button, button up, cease, cecal, choke, choke off, choked, choked off, clap, close, close down,… … Moby Thesaurus
