preserved in aspic
English
editAdjective
editpreserved in aspic (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) Unchanged, especially if contrary to expectation.
- Synonym: preserved in amber
- 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’.