naging bato (nagíng bató) Filipino/Tagalog term

nagíng bató  
Syllables:  na·gíng ba·tó
[na-gíng ba-tó]  ?
adjective
Literal meaning: was turned to stone
Filipino meaning:
  1. nawalan ng halaga
  2. nawala na
English meaning:
  1. became of no value
  2. already gone
Example:
  1. Inaasahan ni Juan na maani ang mga gulay at maibenta sa palengke pero may malakas na bagyo na dumating kahapon at nasira ang mga gulay. Kawawang Juan, pera na sana nagíng bató pa.
  2. Ang isang buwang sweldo ni Pedro ay nagíng bató ng dahil sa sugal.
English translation:
  1. Juan was expecting to harvest the vegetables and sell them to the market but a strong storm came and the vegetables were destroyed. Poor Juan, he lost money he should earned.
  2. The one month salary of Pedro already gone because of gambling.
Synonym(s):
English translation:
  1. lost
Dictionary keywords:
nagíng; bató