carve in stone

carve something in stone

Fig. to fix some idea permanently. No one has carved this one approach in stone; we have several options.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Maynard	MAY-nərd	English
Pietari	PEE-e-tah-ree	Finnish
Loviisa	LO-vee:-sah	Finnish
Allon	AHL-ən (English)	Biblical
Halcyon	-	Various
Oliwier	aw-LEEV-yer	Polish