HyperDic: open-and-shut

English > 1 sense of the word *open-and-shut*:
ADJECTIVE	all	open-and-shut	so obvious as to be easily solved or decided

English > *open-and-shut*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	So obvious as to be easily solved or decided.
Example	"an open-and-shut case"
Broader	obvious	easily perceived / perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind