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be set in concrete

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be set in concrete
if an arrangement, a plan or a rule is set in concrete, it is completely fixed so that it cannot be changed (usually negative) We've drawn up some rough guidelines - they're by no means set in concrete.
See also: concrete, set


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His mood didn't seem to lift all day and my doubts about him were beginning to be set in concrete until I wandered into his room.
The bricks will be set in concrete at the foot of the war memorial, surrounding it - a lasting tribute for everyone to see.
As such, Mexico's peripheral status in the new world order will be set in concrete by NAFTA.
 
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