- riveted to the ground
- riveted to the groundFig. [of someone or someone's feet] unable to move. •
I was riveted to the ground out of fear.
•My feet were riveted to the ground and I could not move an inch.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
riveted to the ground
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