hard-and-fast

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Etymology

First attested 1867, originally of a ship on shore.

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Adjective

hard-and-fast (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, of rules, etc) strictly maintained; not subject to variation
    to stick to hard-and-fast rules

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