Jane stood rooted to the spot when she saw the ghostly figure.
•Mary stood rooted to the spot when the thief snatched her bag.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
rooted to the spot — rooted/glued/frozen/to the spot phrase unable to move, usually because you are afraid Martin wanted to run, but he was rooted to the spot. Thesaurus: unable to move or be movedsynonym afraid and frightenedsynonym … Useful english dictionary
rooted to the spot — If someone is rooted to the spot, they canot move, either physically or they cannot think their way out of a problem … The small dictionary of idiomes
rooted to the spot — If someone is rooted to the spot, they canot move, either physically or they cannot think their way out of a problem. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you are so shocked, surprised or scared that you are rooted to the spot, you… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
rooted to the spot — 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 … New idioms dictionary
rooted to the spot — not able to move. Mary was afraid and wanted to run away, but she was rooted to the spot and watched as the building collapsed … New idioms dictionary
Rooted to the spot — If someone is rooted to the spot, they canot move, either physically or they cannot think their way out of a problem … Dictionary of English idioms
glued to the spot — rooted/glued/frozen/to the spot phrase unable to move, usually because you are afraid Martin wanted to run, but he was rooted to the spot. Thesaurus: unable to move or be movedsynonym afraid and frightenedsynonym … Useful english dictionary
frozen to the spot — rooted/glued/frozen/to the spot phrase unable to move, usually because you are afraid Martin wanted to run, but he was rooted to the spot. Thesaurus: unable to move or be movedsynonym afraid and frightenedsynonym … Useful english dictionary
glued to the spot — 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 … New idioms dictionary
spot — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 small mark on the skin ⇨ See also ↑pimple ADJECTIVE ▪ beauty ▪ She had a small beauty spot on the left side of her face. ▪ liver VERB + SPOT ▪ … Collocations dictionary
spot — spot1 [ spat ] noun count *** ▸ 1 particular place/area ▸ 2 small area of color ▸ 3 relative position ▸ 4 difficult situation ▸ 5 spotlight ▸ 6 small amount of something ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a particular place on your body: a sore/tender spot: There… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
