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to be set in concrete

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  • set in concrete — firmly established and very difficult to change. The basics of the financial plan are set in concrete. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form written in concrete: Nothing is written in concrete – we can still make changes …   New idioms dictionary

  • be set in concrete — phrase to be fixed and impossible to change The rules are not set in concrete. Thesaurus: to remain the same, or to keep something the samesynonym Main entry: concrete * * * (of a policy or idea) be fixed and unalterable I do not regard the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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. We ve drawn up some rough guidelines they re by no means set in concrete. (usually negative) …   New idioms dictionary

  • be set in concrete — to be fixed and impossible to change The rules are not set in concrete …   English dictionary

  • Concrete Blonde — Origin Los Angeles, CA, USA Genres Alternative rock Years active 1982–1995, 2001–2004, 2010 Labels I.R.S …   Wikipedia

  • concrete — [[t]kɒ̱ŋkriːt[/t]] ♦♦♦ concretes, concreting, concreted 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N n Concrete is a substance used for building which is made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones, and water. The posts have to be set in concrete... They had lain… …   English dictionary

  • concrete — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ solid ▪ bare ▪ a floor made of bare concrete ▪ fresh, wet ▪ precast …   Collocations dictionary

  • concrete — con|crete1 [ kaŋ,krit ] adjective ** 1. ) based on facts and information: Do you have any concrete evidence to support these allegations? Let me give you a concrete example of what I mean. a ) practical: Some fairly concrete proposals were put… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • concrete — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin concretus, from past participle of concrescere Date: 14th century 1. naming a real thing or class of things < the word poem is concrete, poetry is abstract > 2. formed by coalition of particles… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • concrete — I UK [ˈkɒŋkriːt] / US [ˈkɑŋˌkrɪt] adjective ** 1) made of concrete ugly concrete tower blocks 2) a) based on facts and information Do you have any concrete evidence to support these allegations? Let me give you a concrete example of what I mean.… …   English dictionary

  • set — I verb 1) Beth set the bag on the table Syn: put (down), place, lay, deposit, position, settle, leave, stand, plant, posit; informal stick, dump, park, plunk 2) the cottage is set on a hill …   Thesaurus of popular words

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