földbe gyökerezik a lába
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
föld (“earth”) + -be (“into”, case suffix) + gyökerezik (“to be rooted”) + a (“the”) + láb (“leg”) + -a (“his/her/its”, possessive suffix), literally “one's leg gets rooted in the earth”
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
- (idiomatic) to become rooted to the spot (to stand frozen due to surprise or fright)