riveted to the ground
riveted to the ground
Fixed in place; unable or unwilling to move. She beckoned me to follow her down into the dark cellar, but my feet were riveted to the ground. The warriors stood riveted to the ground as the enemy advanced on horseback.
See also: ground, rivet
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
riveted to the ground
Fig. [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.
See also: ground, rivet
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- riveted to (one's) spot
- riveted to the spot
- be riveted to the ground
- be riveted to the spot/ground
- rivet
- make for
- make for (somewhere or something)
- make for somewhere
- make out for (somewhere or something)
- bodega