Quedarse de piedra

Meaning: To be stunned speechless.

Language: Spanish

Literally: To be left as stone

Category: Body & Senses

Origin: Echoes Medusa's petrifying gaze from Greek myth, an image Spanish writers borrowed for any news that freezes you solid.

More idioms — Body & Senses

• 발이 넓다 — To be extremely well-connected.
• Å ha bein i nesa — To be assertive and able to stand your ground.
• Å snakke rett fra leveren — To speak frankly, without softening anything.
• At slå koldt vand i blodet — To calm down and keep a cool head.
• Брати ноги в руки — To hurry up and get moving quickly.
• על הפנים — Terrible, awful, in a wretched state.

More Spanish idioms

• Ser uña y carne — To be inseparable; the closest of friends.
• Dar gato por liebre — To swindle by passing off something inferior as the real thing.
• Importar un pepino — To not care in the slightest.
• Ponerse las pilas — To get your act together and start working hard.
• Estar en el ajo — To be in on a secret or scheme.
• Ser la oveja negra — To be the outcast of the family or group.

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