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• 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

• 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

• spot — [[t]spɒ̱t[/t]] ♦♦ spots, spotting, spotted 1) N COUNT: usu pl Spots are small, round, coloured areas on a surface. The leaves have yellow areas on the top and underneath are powdery orange spots... The swimsuit comes in navy with white spots or… …   English dictionary

• spot — I UK [spɒt] / US [spɑt] noun [countable] Word forms spot : singular spot plural spots *** 1) the particular place where someone or something is We found him sitting in a sunny spot in the garden. mark the spot: Flowers mark the spot where the… …   English dictionary

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