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hard-and-fast rules

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  • no hard and fast rules — if there are no hard and fast rules, there are no clear rules which you must obey. There are no hard and fast rules about how much weight you can safely gain in pregnancy …   New idioms dictionary

  • hard-and-fast — UK US (also hard and fast) adjective ► definite and not to be changed, avoided, or ignored: »hard and fast deadlines/plans/guidelines hard and fast evidence/facts/answers »With whale research, hard and fast facts are difficult to come by. »There… …   Financial and business terms

  • hard-and-fast — adjective 1. ) not able to be changed: hard and fast rules/regulations 2. ) clear and not able to be questioned: hard and fast distinctions …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hard-and-fast — hard′ and fast′ adj. strongly binding; not to be set aside or violated: hard and fast rules[/ex] • Etymology: 1865–70 hard′ and fast′ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • hard-and-fast — adj [only before noun] clear, definite, and always able to be used ▪ It is impossible to give hard and fast rules , but here are some points to consider …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hard-and-fast — hard and fastness, n. /hahrd n fast , fahst /, adj. strongly binding; not to be set aside or violated: hard and fast rules. [1865 70] Syn. fixed, precise, inflexible, inviolable, rigorous, unambiguous. * * * …   Universalium

  • 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: usu with brd neg, usu ADJ n If you say that there are no hard and fast rules, or that there is no hard and fast information about something, you are indicating that there are no fixed or definite rules or facts. There are no hard and fast… …   English dictionary

  • hard-and-fast — adjective hard and fast rules/regulations rules that are fixed and that you cannot change …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • hard and fast — adjective 1. strongly binding; not to be set aside or violated: hard and fast rules. –adverb 2. firmly and securely: bound hard and fast …  

  • hard-and-fast — adjective Strictly maintained (as of rules) to stick to hard and fast rules Syn: strict …   Wiktionary

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