be set in cement

To be firmly or permanently established; to be unalterable or not subject to change. The healthcare law looks promising, but we'll have to wait until it's set in cement before we know exactly what it will do.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ramiro	rah-MEE-ro (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Cobus	KO-bus	Dutch
Tancred	TANG-krid (English)	Old Norman
Clytemnestra	klie-təm-NES-trə (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Hatty	HAT-ee	English
Jena	JEN-ə	English