hard-and-fast
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See also: hard and fast
English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
First attested 1867, originally of a ship on shore.
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Adjective[edit]
hard-and-fast (not comparable)
- (idiomatic, of rules, etc) strictly maintained; not subject to variation
- to stick to hard-and-fast rules
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Translations[edit]
strictly maintained
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