preserved in aspic

English

Adjective

preserved in aspic (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) Unchanged, especially if contrary to expectation
   • Johnston, G., Robertson, E. (2019). BBC World Service: Overseas Broadcasting, 1932–2018. Germany: Palgrave Macmillan UK. p.285

     He described the service as ‘preserved in aspic, speaking with the plummy tones of a Britain that scarcely existed any longer’.