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glued/rooted to the spot
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glued/rooted to the spot
if you are glued to the spot, you cannot move, usually because you are very shocked or frightened. I stood there rooted to the spot as he came nearer and nearer.
See also: glue, root, spot
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Compulsive connoisseurs of detail, the vampires (critics) will be glued to the spot, oblivious to the broader landscape, until they have counted every last grain.
Saint Nicholas by Wren, Celia / Commonweal
Compulsive connoisseurs of detail, the vampires (critics) will be glued to the spot, oblivious to the broader landscape, until they have counted every last grain.
Art by Wren, Celia / Commonweal
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