- hard and fast rule
- rules that cannot be altered to fit special cases
There is no hard and fast rule that says you can't use a cellular phone in the train.
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hard and fast rule
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hard and fast rule — steadfast rule, iron clad law … English contemporary dictionary
hard-and-fast — adjective (of rules) stringently enforced hard and fast rules • Syn: ↑strict • Similar to: ↑invariable • Derivationally related forms: ↑strictness (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hard-and-fast — {adj.} Not to be broken or changed; fixed; strict. * /The teacher said that there was a hard and fast rule against smoking in the school./ … Dictionary of American idioms
hard-and-fast — {adj.} Not to be broken or changed; fixed; strict. * /The teacher said that there was a hard and fast rule against smoking in the school./ … Dictionary of American idioms
hard-and-fast — adjective Date: 1867 not to be modified or evaded ; strict < a hard and fast rule > … New Collegiate Dictionary
hard-and-fast — adj Not to be broken or changed; fixed; strict. The teacher said that there was a hard and fast rule against smoking in the school … Словарь американских идиом
hard and fast usu. with negative — (of a rule or distinction) fixed and definitive. → hard … English new terms dictionary
hard and fast — ► hard and fast (of a rule or distinction) fixed and definitive. Main Entry: ↑hard … English terms dictionary
hard and fast — adj. Hard and fast is used with these nouns: ↑rule … Collocations dictionary
rule — 1 /ru:l/ noun 1 INSTRUCTION (C) an official instruction that says how things must be done or what is allowed, especially in a game, organization, or job: the school rules | against the rules: You can t come in if you re not a member it s against… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
