matter of fact

a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide

a matter that is an actual fact or is demonstrable as a fact

not fanciful or imaginative

• “local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones”
• “a prosaic and unimaginative essay”

concerned with practical matters

• “a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem”
• “a matter-of-fact account of the trip”