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hard-and-fast
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Princeton's WordNet
hard-and-fast, strictadjective
(of rules) stringently enforced
"hard-and-fast rules"
Wiktionary
hard-and-fastadjective
Strictly maintained (as of rules)
to stick to hard-and-fast rules
Etymology: First attested 1867, originally of a ship on shore.
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hard-and-fast
Hard-and-fast is a term used to describe a rule, principle, or guideline that is fixed, definite, and not subject to change or interpretation. It is considered strict or without flexibility.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hard-and-fast in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hard-and-fast in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of hard-and-fast in a Sentence
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You have all these inflection points where making different decisions can lead to a very different result. The methodology is not so hard and fast that every appraiser is going to come up with the same value.
They still refuse to stop telling ... officers that it’s OK to Taser people who pose no immediate threat to anyone, you need hard and fast rules on this.
I want to go as hard and fast as I can in the House and then go home.
It's a very complicated issue, does the sun have a role in our variable climate? Yes. Is the dominant role? No. Even the concept of the sun being responsible for Europe's mini ice age -- it's not hard-and-fast true.
It's a very complicated issue, does the sun have a role in our variable climate? Yes. Is the dominate role? No. Even the concept of the sun being responsible for Europe's mini ice age -- it's not hard and fast true.
Translations for hard-and-fast
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- difícil e rápidoPortuguese
- orubblig, benhård, fastslagen, järnhårdSwedish
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