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I got this sentence from [Boku no Hero S01E13
(06m25s)](https://animelon.com/video/5ac58616f1fe4e742d177a21)

> それにどうやら子供らは棒立ちの様子です.  
>  Besides, the children appear to be frozen in fear. (translation from the
> site)

I understand everything except the expresion in the title.

According to Rikaikun, those words mean: 棒立ち= standing upright; standing bolt
upright; rearing 様子 = state; state of affairs; situation; circumstances;

So how can 棒立ちの様子 mean "frozen in fear"?
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Meaning of 棒立ちの様子
棒立ち literally means "standing (like a) stick", and its implication is
"uselessly standing still without doing anything else". "In fear" is a
translator's addition, but I think it's not spot-on because the children don't
seem to be afraid in particular.
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