open-and-shut in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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open-and-shut [Am ˌoʊp(ə)n(ə)nˈʃət, Brit ˌəʊp(ə)nənˈʃʌt] ADJ

case1 [Am keɪs, Brit keɪs] N

1. case (matter):

case
caso m
the Greene case
el caso Greene
police are investigating several cases of fraud
la policía está investigando varios casos de estafa
to dismiss a case
sobreseer una causa
to hear a case
conocer de una causa
to lose/win a case
perder/ganar un pleito or juicio
the workers' case has been taken up by the papers
los periódicos se han hecho eco de la causa de los obreros
an open-and-shut case
un caso claro
an open-and-shut case
un caso que no tiene vuelta de hoja
to be on sb's case Am
estar encima de alguien
he's been on my case ever since
desde entonces ha estado encima de mí
get off my case!
¡déjame tranquilo or en paz!
to make a federal case out of sth Am inf
hacer un drama de algo

3. case (instance, situation):

case
caso m
a clear case of bias
un caso claro de parcialidad
it was a case of love at first sight
fue el clásico flechazo
it was a case of love at first sight
fue el caso típico de amor a primera vista
it was a case of doing what we were told
era cuestión de hacer lo que se nos mandara
in Martin's case , in the case of Martin
en el caso de Martin
in her case
en su caso
a case in point
un ejemplo que viene al caso
a case in point
un caso puntual
in most cases
en la mayoría de los casos
as the case may be
según (sea) el caso
in no case form
bajo or en ninguna circunstancia
he won't go — in that case, neither will I
no quiere ir — (pues) en ese caso, yo tampoco
that is the case
así es
that is the case
esa es la cuestión
if that's the case
si es así
that's not the case
no es así
that's the case with him too
a él le pasa lo mismo
in that case, I'm not interested
en ese caso, no me interesa
it is less common than used to be the case
es menos frecuente de lo que solía ser
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English
It was a big conspiracy involving high-ranking officers, and other authorities, just to make it look like an open-and-shut case.
www.independent.ie
The question of legalizing euthanasia is not an open-and-shut case.
news.nationalpost.com
It gives ample time for the rich and powerful to turn day into night and an open-and-shut case into a can of worms.
www.firstpost.com
Now this is a very small dataset from what seems to be a pretty open-and-shut case.
www.macleans.ca
In some ways, this could be an open-and-shut discussion.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
It might seem like an open-and-shut argument -- cops are public figures, after all, and they're operating in plain view on the street.
www.miaminewtimes.com
And both recent history and criminal law suggest this will be anything but an open-and-shut case.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
This might sound like the makings of an open-and-shut case.
www.dispatch.com
The whole community here thought it was an open-and-shut case.
www.cbc.ca
The season consisted mostly of single-episode open-and-shut-case adventures, with two two-part stories late towards the end.
en.wikipedia.org

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