By the book and Cut-and-dried

Cut-and-dried and by the book are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cut-and-dried" instead an adjective phrase "By the book".

Cut-and-dried adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.

By the book and cut-and-dried are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "By the book" instead an adjective phrase "Cut-and-dried".