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
Rosalie	['rɔzəli]
Rosemary	ROZ-mə-ree	English
Hearn	[hə:n]
Odoacer	o-do-AY-sər (English)	Ancient Germanic
Artur	ər-TOOR (Portuguese), ar-TOOR (Galician), AHR-tuwr (Polish), AHR-toor (German)	Portuguese, Galician, Catalan, Polish, Russian, German, Estonian, Swedish, Romanian, Czech
Lee	LEE	English