“hard and fast rule” then: Iron law that cannot be avoided.
“Hard and fast rule” now: “One of the few hard and fast rules of comedy is that puppets are always funny.”
So… No change in the meaning, then?
“hard and fast rule” then: Iron law that cannot be avoided.
“Hard and fast rule” now: “One of the few hard and fast rules of comedy is that puppets are always funny.”
So… No change in the meaning, then?