be glued to something

be glued to something
be glued to something phrase
to be looking at something and not paying attention to anything else

dealers with their eyes glued to computer screens

Thesaurus: to watch someone or somethingsynonym
Main entry: glue

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • glued to something — glued to (something) giving something your full attention. During football season, he s glued to the TV. She has her ears glued to her CD player all the time …   New idioms dictionary

  • (be) glued to something — be ˈglued to sth idiom (informal) to give all your attention to sth; to stay very close to sth • He spends every evening glued to the TV. • Her eyes were glued to the screen (= she did not stop watching it) …   Useful english dictionary

  • be glued to something — to be looking at something and not paying attention to anything else dealers with their eyes glued to computer screens …   English dictionary

  • glued to — (something) giving something your full attention. During football season, he s glued to the TV. She has her ears glued to her CD player all the time …   New idioms dictionary

  • keep your eyes glued to — informal : to watch (something) very closely for a long time They kept their eyes glued to the television, waiting for more news about the accident. • • • Main Entry: ↑eye keep your eyes glued to see ↑eye, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • glue — [[t]glu͟ː[/t]] glues, glueing, gluing (present participle), glued 1) N MASS Glue is a sticky substance used for joining things together, often for repairing broken things. ...a tube of glue. ...high quality glues. 2) VERB If you glue one object… …   English dictionary

  • glue */ — I UK [ɡluː] / US [ɡlu] noun Word forms glue : singular glue plural glues 1) [countable/uncountable] a sticky substance that you use to fix things to each other a pot of glue 2) [uncountable] an idea, person, or thing that unites people Is the… …   English dictionary

  • glue — glue1 [ glu ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount a sticky substance that you use to attach things to each other: a pot of glue 2. ) uncount an idea, person, or thing that unites people: Is his mother the glue that keeps the family together? glue glue 2 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • adhere — To stick or be glued to something …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • furniture — furnitureless, adj. /ferr ni cheuhr/, n. 1. the movable articles, as tables, chairs, desks or cabinets, required for use or ornament in a house, office, or the like. 2. fittings, apparatus, or necessary accessories for something. 3. equipment for …   Universalium

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