be like a deer/rabbit caught in the headlights

to be so frightened or surprised that you cannot move or think.

Each time they asked him a question he was like a deer caught in the headlights.

• camp out
• can count on the fingers of one hand
• can count something on the fingers of one hand
• can-do
• can do something on ear
• can do something on their ear
• can kiss goodbye
• can kiss something goodbye
• cannon fodder
• can of worms
• can on ear
• can on their ear
• can talk the hind leg off a donkey
• can talk the hind legs off a donkey
• can talk the legs off an iron pot
• can't be arsed
• can't be bothered to
• can't be bothered to do something
• can't believe ears
• can't believe your ears
• can't boil an egg
• can't complain
• can't cut the mustard
• can't do something for nuts
• can't do something for toffee