Today’s lesson of colloquial expression
689. to be carved in stone 確定されている、変更不能
- if something is carved in stone, such as a rule, then it is permanent and cannot be changed. Usually used in the negative (NOT carved in stone) to indicate that something can be negotiated or changed
1. We have general membership guidelines, but nothing is carved in stone.
2. I told them that the country’s laws are not carved in stone, and therefore there should be no problem debating about possibly changing them.