The phrase
"ironclad rule" means a very strict and definite rule that cannot be altered or broken in any way.
Full definition
There are a handful
of ironclad rules to obey (see two below), but if you follow just one, let it be this: Don't put it in the dishwasher.
It is a near
ironclad rule in the world of news management that only bad news gets released in the late afternoon on a Friday — and a summer Friday, no less!
If there is one
ironclad rule about marketing, it is that you had better be practicing internally what you are preaching to the world.
Regardless of which return to play guidelines a child's school or sports program follows for concussions, they are just guidelines,
not ironclad rules, with a child's return to play determined on case - by - case basis.
I have
an ironclad rule when it comes to hiring salespeople: Never, ever hire from a competitor.
Many rued
his ironclad rule on the government.
The prescription is a combination of passive disclosure mixed with
some ironclad rules.
One of
the ironclad rules of business is that those who buy in bulk tend to get discounts.
As Josh Brown said this morning, «If there were
ironclad rules, we would all be following them.»
And its coaches have a few unusual rules — such as
an ironclad rule that no Gilman football player should ever let another Gilman boy — teammate or not — eat lunch by himself.
«That was the whole idea behind Biff and Joe's
ironclad rule that no Gilman foot ball player should ever let another Gilman boy — teammate or not — eat lunch by himself.»
Alex has one
ironclad rule: He only breaks up couples where the woman is unhappy.
Secretary Duncan and the administration brought out the idea of breaking up
the ironclad rules on tenure.
Although there are
no ironclad rules or real requirements for a book agent, most agents have similar life and / or work experience that helped prepare them to become agents.
There should be
no ironclad rules about the use of food for reinforcement in the field.
There's
no ironclad rule that they're always better or worse.
We set only one
ironclad rule: Our efforts had to mimic real life.