Definition of "cut-and-dry" []

• According to ordinary expectations (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "The source seemed to indicate that the debate over the artwork was not one that was cut-and-dry."
• "The cameras' "cut-and-dry nature," combined with the consequences of running a red light, make tickets difficult to dispute, he said."
• "Listeners are funny: they want the music to give enough of an impression to reassure that the composer is concerned with the way details are integrated into the overall whole, but if it's too cut-and-dry, they pull back."