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Idiom be carved in stonebe carved/set in stone if an arrangement, a plan, or a rule is set in stone, it is completely fixed so that it cannot be changed.The rules aren't set in stone; they can be altered to suit changing circumstances. (usually negative) These are just a few ideas to be discussed - nothing is carved in stone.
be carved in stoneTo be made permanent, typically of a plan or idea. We might get brunch next weekend, but nothing is carved in stone yet. be carved (or set or written) in stone be fixed and unchangeable. The reference here is to the biblical Ten Commandments, written on tablets of stone by God and handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai (Genesis 31:18). be carved/set in ˈstone (of a decision, plan, etc.) unable to be changed: People should remember that our proposals aren’t carved in stone. |