engraved in stone
engraved in stone
Permanently fixed or firmly established; incapable of being changed. Often used in the negative. The deal isn't yet engraved in stone, but we're confident it will go ahead as hoped.
See also: engrave, stone
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- written in stone
- in stone, cast/carved/written
- cast in stone
- etched in stone
- cement
- concrete
- be cast in cement
- be cast in concrete
- be set in cement
- memory