an open-and-shut case
an open-and-shut case
a simple and straightforward situation without complications. (Often said of criminal cases where the evidence is convincing.)
The murder trial was an open-and-shut case. The defendant was caught with the murder weapon.
Bob's death was an open-andshut case of suicide. He left a suicide note.
热门单词
- a feeding frenzy
- a frog in one's throat
- a hard time
- a hive of activity
- a horse of another color
- aid so in doing sth
- all things being equal
- ally (oneself) (with so) (against so or sth)
- along similar lines
- a lucky streak
- A miss is as good as a mile.
- an attack (of an illness)
- an itchy palm
- anoint
- any port in a storm
- a pocket of resistance
- Appearances can be deceiving.
- apply oneself to sth
- a reputation (as a sth)
- (Are you) ready to order?
- argue sth out
