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cut-and-dried
Pronunciation: (kut'n-drīd'), [key]—
adj.
1. prepared or settled in advance; not needing much thought or discussion:
a cut-and-dried decision.
2. lacking in originality or spontaneity; routine; boring:
a lecture that was cut-and-dried. Also,cut'-and-dry'.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.