be secure against assault; be strongly fortified; impregnable/“他妈的,”徐鹏飞突然把开关一扭,关上了收音机:“什么~!连牛皮都不会吹!” (罗广斌、杨益言《红岩》596) “Damn them!” Xu Pengfei switched off the radio. “Strong as iron! They can’t even lie properly!”
固若金汤ɡù ruò jīn tānɡ
金:指金城;汤:指汤池。比喻所守的城池或阵地非常牢固。impregnable, strongly fortified, be secure against assault