To become completely still, not moving.
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The lions would creep up on their prey, but turn to stone when the prey looked in their direction.
Submitted on September 01, 2009
Additional definitions for 'turn to stone':
turn to stone | To cause something to become stone. |
turn to stone | To metamorphosise into stone. |
Translation
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obrátit se na kámen
wende dich zu Stein
στροφή προς πέτρα
convertir en piedra
kääntyä kiveen
se transformer en pierre
पत्थर में बदलें
fordulj kőhöz
դիմել քարին
beralih ke batu
trasformarsi in pietra
石を向ける
돌로 돌리다
conversus est lapis
veranderen in steen
obrócić się w kamień
virar pedra
bli till sten
taşa dönüşmek
پتھر پر تبدیل
biến thành đá
转向石头
變成石頭
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"turn to stone." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2021. Web. 18 Jan. 2021. <https://www.phrases.com/phrase/turn-to-stone_7723>.