set (something) in cement

To establish something firmly or permanently; to make something unalterable or not subject to change. The healthcare law looks promising, but we'll have to wait until Congress sets it in cement before we know exactly what it will do.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bradley	BRAD-lee	English
Amin	-	Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Jenni	JEN-ee (English), YEN-nee (Finnish)	English, Finnish
Llywelyn	li-WEL-in	Welsh
Esperanza	es-pe-RAHN-thah (Spanish), es-pe-RAHN-sah (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Xinyi	-	Chinese