The detectives had no problems in solving the crimes as it was clearly an open and shut case.
Correct answer: (c) shut
Your answer was: [color=red]incorrect
The detectives had no problems in solving the crimes as it was clearly an open and closed case.
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I’ve always wondered why open and not opened? and also why in heaven in this case is open and shut. if you see answer n5
it reads a" closed case. it doesn’t add up…
Here the words are used in an adjectival sense and in Number 5 clearly this is a verbal constuction to be closed. Consider the expression have an open mind.
There are pairs of verbs like finish/end begin/start/ and this one ‘shut and close’ that have a similar meaning but are used sometimes for certain expressions. You would for example close and shut a door/a window/ but you would only ‘close a discussion’ and not shut it.
and the fact that you hardly mentioned the word ‘shut’, I suppose that you indicate that CLOSED is the correct answer as it’s an adjective means to be closed. But the given answer is SHUT, so would you like to give a further explanation again? It seems not only my own question, as many friends asked this before.
open and shut means a legal case or other matter that is easy to decide or solve