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Official estimates say there could be 30 000 cut-and-shuts on UK roads.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cut and shut — v. To weld together the front half of one car and the back half of another car, usually for fraudulent purposes. adj. Example Citation: A cut and shut car forms the centrepiece of an unusual exhibition at Gloucester s Eastgate Shopping Centre… … New words
cut-and-shut car — /kʌt ən ʃʌt ˈka/ (say kut uhn shut kah) noun a car in which the undamaged front end of one vehicle has been welded to the undamaged back end of another. Also, cut and shut …
cut-and-shut — A British term for a process of shortening a vehicle by cutting out a section of the chassis and/or bodywork … Dictionary of automotive terms
cut and shut — … Useful english dictionary
cut and dried — adjective a) simple, straightforward, clear, or certain Take care when guessing, since problems do not always have cut and dried answers. b) decided, set, settl … Wiktionary
cut and dried — simple, not complex, open and shut For me, the choice was cut and dried. I chose the Peugeot … English idioms
open-and-shut — [adj] obvious apparent, cinched, clear, clear as a bell*, conclusive, cut and dried, distinguishable, easy, evident, explicit, glaring, indisputable, ordinary, plain, routine, self evident, self explanatory, simple, straightforward, undeniable,… … New thesaurus
open-and-shut — adjective simple and obvious; easily decided Syn: clear cut, cut and dried, res ipsa loquitur … Wiktionary
open-and-shut — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. simple, easy, obvious, incontrovertible, cut and dried, guaranteed, clear cut, beyond argument, indisputable, *in the bag, *sewn up, cinched. ANT.: arguable, moot, disputable, complex, convoluted, difficult … English dictionary for students
open and shut — See: CUT AND DRIED … Dictionary of American idioms
