turn to stone

It didn’t hurt that Fosse had faith, giving him some advice, despite his protestations: “No matter how cool you are, when they call your name, your body will freeze up and you’ll turn to stone.”

Well, if you know the Hobbit, when trolls encounter sunlight, they turn to stone.

Take one look at Medusa, and you’ll turn to stone.

Was the tail of that airplane adorned with a Gorgon so realistic that anyone who gazed upon it would turn to stone?

Maybe they could just all stay right here, without moving, and turn to stone.