hard-and-fast

adjective

\ ˌhärd-ᵊn-ˈfast

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Definition of hard-and-fast

: not to be modified or evaded : strict a hard-and-fast rule

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The first known use of hard-and-fast was in 1822

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hard-and-fast

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of hard-and-fast

—used to say that something (such as a rule) cannot be changed

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