You should wear shoes when you come to class, although this is not carved in granite.
The Constitution of the United States is so hard to change that one thinks of it as written in stone.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
carved\ in\ granite — • carved in granite • chiseled in granite • inscribed in granite • written in stone adj. phr. Holy; unchangeable; noble and of ancient origin. You should wear shoes when you come to class, although this is not carved in granite. The Constitution… … Словарь американских идиом
inscribed\ in\ granite — • carved in granite • chiseled in granite • inscribed in granite • written in stone adj. phr. Holy; unchangeable; noble and of ancient origin. You should wear shoes when you come to class, although this is not carved in granite. The Constitution… … Словарь американских идиом
written\ in\ stone — • carved in granite • chiseled in granite • inscribed in granite • written in stone adj. phr. Holy; unchangeable; noble and of ancient origin. You should wear shoes when you come to class, although this is not carved in granite. The Constitution… … Словарь американских идиом
arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… … Universalium
Ames Monument — U.S. National Register of Historic Places … Wikipedia
Western Chalukya architecture — ( kn. ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯ ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪ), also known as Kalyani Chalukya or Later Chalukya architecture, is the distinctive style of ornamented architecture that evolved during the rule of the Western Chalukya Empire in the Tungabhadra region of central … Wikipedia
sculpture — sculptural, adj. sculpturally, adv. /skulp cheuhr/, n., v., sculptured, sculpturing. n. 1. the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the… … Universalium
List of sculptures in Central Park — Sculptures in New York City s Central Park. A total of 29 sculptures [With the monuments against the park s walls, the total of sculptures in the care of the Central Park Conservancy is described by the Conservancy as over fifty .] have appeared… … Wikipedia
architecture — /ahr ki tek cheuhr/, n. 1. the profession of designing buildings, open areas, communities, and other artificial constructions and environments, usually with some regard to aesthetic effect. Architecture often includes design or selection of… … Universalium
carved — or[chiseled] or[inscribed in granite] /[written in stone] {adj. phr.} Holy; unchangeable; noble and of ancient origin. * /You should wear shoes when you come to class, although this is not carved in granite./ * /The Constitution of the United… … Dictionary of American idioms
