riveted to the ground



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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Haukea-Hawaiian
Keshia-African American
Rokuroṙo-koo-ṙo:Japanese
GearÓId-Irish
Leofstan-Anglo-Saxon
Kumar-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannad