Re: Cut & dry [was Re: traduttore traditore]

Maria wrote:
Arcadian Rises wrote:

As for the "poor in spirit", aside from the biblical meaning (which
is not cut & dry) [...]

We have discussed "cut and dry" vs "cut and dried" before, but I
thought I'd mention, for newer arrivals, that there is some
disagreement about the phrase.

In the "dried" camp,

Me too. I was going to comment on it, but decided not to. "Cut and dry" is a variant, recognized by at least some dictionaries.
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