cut-and-dried

UK: /ˌkʌtəndˈdraɪd/ US: (kut′n drīd′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ˈcut-and-ˈdried also ˈcut-and-ˈdry, adj. 

1. settled in advance;
   not needing much discussion;
   clear-cut:
   This issue seems fairly cut-and-dried; let's vote on it now.
2. routine:
   cut-and-dried operations.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

cut-and-dried  (kut′n drīd′), 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′. 

• 1700–10