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cut-and-dried

  • 1 cut and dried

    (fixed and definite: cut-and-dried opinions.) αποκρυσταλλωμένος

    English-Greek dictionary > cut and dried

  • 2 cut

    1. present participle - cutting; verb
    1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) κόβω
    2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) κόβω
    3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) κόβω
    4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) κόβω
    5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) κόβω, μειώνω
    6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) κοβω, αφαιρώ
    7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) κόβω
    8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) `κόβω` τράπουλα
    9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') διακόπτω
    10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) κόβω δρόμο
    11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) τέμνω
    12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) κάνω κοπάνα
    13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) κάνω πως δε βλέπω
    2. noun
    1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) κόψιμο, διακοπή, μείωση
    2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) κόψιμο
    3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) κομμάτι
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    - cutting 3. adjective
    (insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) δηκτικός
    - cut-price
    - cut-throat     4. adjective
    (fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) ανηλεής
    - cut and dried
    - cut back
    - cut both ways
    - cut a dash
    - cut down
    - cut in
    - cut it fine
    - cut no ice
    - cut off
    - cut one's losses
    - cut one's teeth
    - cut out
    - cut short

    English-Greek dictionary > cut

  • 3 hay

    [hei]
    (grass, cut and dried, used as food for cattle etc.) σανός
    - hayrick
    - haywire

    English-Greek dictionary > hay

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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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