"hard-and-fast" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-au-hard-and-fast.ogg
Etymology: First attested 1867, originally of a ship on shore. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} hard-and-fast (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic, of rules, etc) strictly maintained; not subject to variation Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Synonyms: strict, hard and fast Translations (strictly maintained): rigorós (Catalan), ehdoton (Finnish), strict (French), absolu (French), qui ne tolère pas d’exception (French), απαράβατος (aparávatos) (Greek), żelazny (Polish), estrito (Portuguese), rígido (Portuguese), rigoroso (Portuguese), строгий (strogij) (Russian), твердый (tverdyj) (Russian), строгое правило (strogoje pravilo) (english: hard-and-fast rule) [neuter] (Russian), estricto (Spanish), rígido (Spanish), benhård (Swedish), fastslagen (Swedish), järnhård (Swedish), orubblig (Swedish)

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      "sense": "strictly maintained",
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      "word": "järnhård"
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