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cast in concrete

cast in concrete adjective: solidly established, very difficult to alter.

Adjective

cast in concrete (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, postpositional) solidly established, very difficult to alter
    • 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, page 7

Questions about cast in concrete

What does cast in concrete mean?
Cast in concrete means solidly established, very difficult to alter.
What part of speech is cast in concrete?
Cast in concrete is an adjective.

Words near cast in concrete in the dictionary

  1. cast caution to the wind
  2. cast dispersions
  3. cast down
  4. cast fossil
  5. cast fossils
  6. cast in concrete
  7. cast in one's lot with
  8. cast in someone's teeth
  9. cast iron
  10. Cast Iron Shore
  11. cast irons

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