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Spanish idioms

What does “Quedarse de piedra” mean?

SpanishEmotions and relationshipsInformal

Quedarse de piedra

Word for word

To be left made of stone

What it really means

To be utterly shocked, with no reaction at all. It works for unexpected news, good or bad.

How we say it in English

To be gobsmacked

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