cast in concrete
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Adjective
cast in concrete (not comparable)
- (postpositive, idiomatic) solidly established, very difficult to alter
- 2003, F. Stephen Larrabee, The Middle East in the Shadow of Afghanistan and Iraq (Rand Corporation), p. 7:
- The roadmap, he asserted, was a "guide," a starting point. It was not cast in concrete and not likely to be the ultimate solution.
- 2003, F. Stephen Larrabee, The Middle East in the Shadow of Afghanistan and Iraq (Rand Corporation), p. 7:
Translations
solidly established
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