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Kathy Cao
2021-03-02 12:03
An open and shut case noun phrase
A legal matter that is very easy to solve
The house owners didn't lock the doors before going out, and that's why they got broken in. This is an open and shut case.
David's death was an open-and-shut case. The hospital was at fault.
A simple, quick or evasive answer
To be very obvious and easy to notice
Used for expressing something which is extremely simple to figure out or solve.
To be extremely simple, basic, or intuitive without much skill or effort.
Its origin is unknown but the first recorded of the phrase as 'simple, straightforward' was in New Orleans, America, 1841.
Do you see anything wrong?
A humorous way of saying that what one has said is just what they acknowledge and may not be entirely accurate
Mike: Have you returned from your vacation on the beach? Your skin seems to get tanned.
Jenny: My skin is always dark. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
