cut and dried
Simple, straightforward, clear, or certain.
Take care when guessing, since problems do not always have cut-and-dried answers.
ADJ.
hot, last, long, wet
She hung the wet clothes on the line to dry in the hot sun.
VERB + DRIED
caked, dishes, eyes, fish, hasn't, paint, smile, tightened
The paint dried on the walls before we could apply the second coat.
DRIED + NOUN
clothes, fruit, hair, himself, lentils, mackerel, miso, mud
She hung the dried clothes on the line to air out.
PREP.
in, on, out, till, up, with, with
She hung the wet clothes out to dry in the afternoon sun.