an open-and-shut case -Idioms

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an open-and-shut case

something (often a legal matter) that is simple and clear

It was an open-and-shut case when the judge decided the case of the stolen computer.

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an opening gambit

an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

an out-and-out (something)

answer to (someone)

any number of (someone or something)

appear out of nowhere

apple of (someone's) eye

argue for the sake of arguing/argument

from cradle to grave

get mad at (someone or something)

long and the short of it

wrap up (something) or wrap (something) up

in Dutch (with someone)

if worst comes to worst

all talk (and no action)

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The word checkmate in chess comes from the Persian phrase Shah-Mat, which means the king is dead .. More >>

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