etched in stone



etched in stone

Permanently fixed or firmly established; not subject to any amendment or alteration. Often used in the negative. The deal isn't yet etched in stone, but we're confident it will go ahead as hoped.
See also: etch, stone

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LamprechtLAHMP-rekht (German)German (Archaic), Ancient Germanic
LilithLIL-ith (English)Near Eastern Mythology, Judeo-Christian Legend
Bohdanboh-DAHN (Ukrainian)Czech, Ukrainian
Robynne-English (Rare)
ElÉOnoree-le-o-NORFrench
Tifawt-Northern African, Berber