hard and fast

hard and fast
1. adj phr
твёрдый, жёсткий, непреложный (о правилах и т. п.); строго определённый; непоколебимый, нерушимый (отсюда hard-and-fastness непоколебимость, нерушимость) [букв.; мор. на мели (о судне)]

Brunetière had no tolerance; he measured writers by hard and fast rules and was incapable of seeing merit in those who had aims with wnich he did no sympathize. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Summing Up’, ch. 60) — Брюнетьеру не хватало терпимости; он подходил к автору с жесткой меркой и не способен был увидеть достоинства тех писателей, чьим идеям не сочувствовал.

‘The only reasonable thing is to be as normal as we can possibly manage,’ I suggested. The words sounded very feeble even to me. I hurried on: ‘We can't make any hard and fast rules of what we shall or shall not do’. (C. P. Snow, ‘Death under Sail’, ch. 3) — - Единственно разумный выход - это вести себя по возможности естественно, - предложил я и, почувствовав беспомощность своих слов, поспешил добавить: - А впрочем, лучше не устанавливать непреложных правил, что можно делать и чего нельзя.

2. adv phr
твёрдо и непоколебимо

But through it all and above it all James Brodie will stand hard and fast like the Castle Rock... (A. J. Cronin, ‘Hatter's Castle’, book II, ch. 4) — Но Джемс Броуди, пройдя через все это и надо всем возвысившись, будет стоять гордо и неколебимо, как утес Касл-Рок...

‘But if we give our ages wrong, are we married all right - legally?’ ‘Hard and fast.’ (Gr. Greene, ‘Brighton Rock’, part IV, ch. I) — - Если мы скроем свой возраст, наш брак все равно будет считаться законным? - Конечно, будет. Твердо и неоспоримо.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • Hard and fast — Hard Hard (h[aum]rd), a. [Compar. {Harder} ( [ e]r); superl. {Hardest}.] [OE. hard, heard, AS. heard; akin to OS. & D. hard, G. hart, OHG. herti, harti, Icel. har[eth]r, Dan. haard, Sw. h[*a]rd, Goth. hardus, Gr. kraty s strong, ka rtos, kra tos …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hard-and-fast — UK US (also hard and fast) adjective ► definite and not to be changed, avoided, or ignored: »hard and fast deadlines/plans/guidelines hard and fast evidence/facts/answers »With whale research, hard and fast facts are difficult to come by. »There… …   Financial and business terms

  • Hard and fast — Fast Fast, a. [Compar. {Faster}; superl. {Fastest}.] [OE., firm, strong, not loose, AS. f[ae]st; akin to OS. fast, D. vast, OHG. fasti, festi, G. fest, Icel. fastr, Sw. & Dan. fast, and perh. to E. fetter. The sense swift comes from the idea of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hard-and-fast — adjective 1. ) not able to be changed: hard and fast rules/regulations 2. ) clear and not able to be questioned: hard and fast distinctions …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hard-and-fast — adj. invariable; firmly established; as, hard and fast regulations. Syn: strict. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hard-and-fast — hard′ and fast′ adj. strongly binding; not to be set aside or violated: hard and fast rules[/ex] • Etymology: 1865–70 hard′ and fast′ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • hard-and-fast — adj [only before noun] clear, definite, and always able to be used ▪ It is impossible to give hard and fast rules , but here are some points to consider …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hard-and-fast — hard and fastness, n. /hahrd n fast , fahst /, adj. strongly binding; not to be set aside or violated: hard and fast rules. [1865 70] Syn. fixed, precise, inflexible, inviolable, rigorous, unambiguous. * * * …   Universalium

  • hard and fast — ► hard and fast (of a rule or distinction) fixed and definitive. Main Entry: ↑hard …   English terms dictionary

  • hard-and-fast — adjective (of rules) stringently enforced hard and fast rules • Syn: ↑strict • Similar to: ↑invariable • Derivationally related forms: ↑strictness (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • hard and fast — ADJ: usu with brd neg, usu ADJ n If you say that there are no hard and fast rules, or that there is no hard and fast information about something, you are indicating that there are no fixed or definite rules or facts. There are no hard and fast… …   English dictionary


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