hard-and-fast (Meaning)

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hard-and-fast (s)

(of rules) stringently enforced

The company's hard-and-fast rules regarding employee dress code left no room for exceptions.
Scientists have discovered that the laws of physics are not hard-and-fast, but rather can vary under certain conditions.
The teacher's adherence to hard-and-fast deadlines ensured that students completed their assignments on time.
The manager's hard-and-fast refusal to consider any alternative plans prevented the team from exploring new possibilities.
The hard-and-fast belief that honesty is always the best policy guided her actions in every situation.
The government's hard-and-fast immigration policy drew criticism from human rights groups.
The hard-and-fast division between the rich and the poor was a persistent issue in the society.
The hard-and-fast assumption that all women are nurturing was challenged by feminist thought.
The researcher's hard-and-fast conclusion that the experiment had failed was premature and ignored potential alternative interpretations.
The hard-and-fast schedule of the bus service left commuters with few options for flexibility.

(of rules) stringently enforced

certain, fixed, unchangeable, hard, unchanging, final, stable, constant, set, definite

adjustable, unspecified, changeable, changeable, indefinite, unspecified,negotiable, indefinite, adjustable, negotiable

The company's hard-and-fast rules regarding employee dress code left no room for exceptions.

Scientists have discovered that the laws of physics are not hard-and-fast, but rather can vary under certain conditions.

The teacher's adherence to hard-and-fast deadlines ensured that students completed their assignments on time.

The manager's hard-and-fast refusal to consider any alternative plans prevented the team from exploring new possibilities.