prepared or settled in advance; not needing much thought or discussion:
a cut-and-dried decision.
2.
lacking in originality or spontaneity; routine; boring:
a lecture that was cut-and-dried.
Also, cut-and-dry.
Origin
1700-10
Slang definitions & phrases for cut and dried
cut and dried
adjective phrase
Regular, predictable, and uninteresting; pro forma (1710+)
Idioms and Phrases with cut and dried
cut and dried
Ready-made, predetermined and not changeable. For example, The procedure is not quite cut and dried—there's definitely room for improvisation. This expression originally alluded to herbs for sale in a shop, as opposed to fresh, growing herbs. [ c. 1900 ]