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
Norris['nɔris]
LonnyLAHN-eeEnglish
Amittaiə-MIT-ie (English)Biblical
Helmine-German
JaniYAH-nee (Finnish)Finnish, Hungarian
Jingyi-Chinese