Idiom
bright-line rule
Meaning
A clear-cut rule, so that it is easy to make a decision.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The company has a bright-line rule against using phones during meetings.”
“To avoid confusion, the manager established a bright-line rule that all project reports must be submitted by Friday at noon.”
“The court established a bright-line rule to ensure that future judges could apply the law consistently without needing to interpret vague circumstances.”
Examples
simple
“The company has a bright-line rule against using phones during meetings.”
contextual
“To avoid confusion, the manager established a bright-line rule that all project reports must be submitted by Friday at noon.”
complex
“The court established a bright-line rule to ensure that future judges could apply the law consistently without needing to interpret vague circumstances.”
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