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Date Posted: 19:44:08 02/22/03 Sat
Author: shumitto
Subject: Schoolmarm
In reply to: shumitto 's message, "Phrase of cut-and-dried" on 19:34:58 02/22/03 Sat

Hi! I'd just like to add that there is a secondary meaning of "cut-and-dried" as it refers to soemthing lacking interest or suspense, routine, dull. "The lecture was cut-and-dried, leaving the students feeling bored and disinterested." I'm guessing it's a botanical reference to flower-arranging. Once the flowers have been cut and dried, there is nothing further to do but put them in a vase. I'd be curious to hear whether any of the other esteemed experts has a definitive derivation for this term.

--Answerway > Jobs & Careers > English As A Second Language

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Bamboo4 -- shumitto, 19:47:43 02/22/03 Sat