(be) glued to something

(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)

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Main entry:glueidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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