made of stone

English

Adjective

made of stone (not comparable)

  1. (figurative) cold-hearted; free from emotions.
    Of course I'm crying! I'm not made of stone!
    • 2021 September 16, A. A. Dowd, “Dan Stevens as a dashing robot lover? That computes”, in AV Club‎:
      Alma isn’t made of stone, even if she approaches her strange situation with a rational skepticism. Against her best judgement, she starts to like Tom, to warm to his attempts at seduction and ingratiation.
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