be set in concrete

if an arrangement, a plan or a rule is set in concrete, it is completely fixed so that it cannot be changed (usually negative) We've drawn up some rough guidelines - they're by no means set in concrete.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Price	PRIES	Welsh
Dalia (1)	-	Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Lachlan	-	Scottish, English (Australian)
Rainer	RIE-ner (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Veronika	vye-rah-NEE-kah (Russian), vee-rah-NEE-kah (Russian), ve-RO-nee-kah (German, Croatian)	Russian, Czech, Slovak, German, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Swedish, Norweg
Royse	-	Medieval English