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Meaning of hard-and-fast | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

strictly maintained; not subject to variation

idiomatic, not-comparable

Equivalents

Català rigorós
Ελληνικά απαράβατος
Español estricto rígido
Suomi ehdoton
Français Absolu qui ne tolère pas d'exception Strict
Polski Żelazny
Português estrito rígido rigoroso
Русский строгий строгое правило твёрдый
Svenska benhård orubblig

Examples

“to stick to hard-and-fast rules”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

hard-ass hard-assed hard-bitten hard-boiled hard-charging hard-cured

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