set in concrete



set in concrete

firmly established and very difficult to change set in stone The basics of the financial plan are set in concrete.
Usage notes: sometimes used in the form written in concrete: Nothing is written in concrete – we can still make changes.
See also: concrete, set

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jocosa-Medieval English
Abbott['æbət]
OsborneAHZ-bornEnglish
OcÉAneo-se-AHNFrench
Beniamin-Romanian, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Arethusa-Greek Mythology (Latinized)