dead in (someone's or something's) tracks

In the exact spot or instant in which someone or something is. The phrase refers to instantly stopping and remaining motionless, silent, and/or inactive upon encountering something. The sound of leaking water stopped me dead in my tracks, and I cringed at the thought of yet another home repair. Even though we were talking quietly, the noise stopped the deer dead in its tracks.

dead in someone's or an animal's tracks

Fig. exactly where someone or something is at the moment; at this instant. (This does not usually have anything to do with death. The phrase is often used with stop.) Her unkind words stopped me dead in my tracks. When I heard the rattlesnake, I stopped dead in my tracks.

dead in one's tracks

see under stop cold.

词组	dead in (someone's or something's) tracks
释义	dead in (someone's or something's) tracks dead in (someone's or something's) tracks In the exact spot or instant in which someone or something is. The phrase refers to instantly stopping and remaining motionless, silent, and/or inactive upon encountering something. The sound of leaking water stopped me dead in my tracks, and I cringed at the thought of yet another home repair. Even though we were talking quietly, the noise stopped the deer dead in its tracks. See also: dead, track Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. dead in someone's or an animal's tracks Fig. exactly where someone or something is at the moment; at this instant. (This does not usually have anything to do with death. The phrase is often used with stop.) Her unkind words stopped me dead in my tracks. When I heard the rattlesnake, I stopped dead in my tracks. See also: dead, track McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. dead in one's tracks see under stop cold. See also: dead, track The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: dead in one's tracks dead in or an animal's tracks stop (dead) in (one's) tracks stop dead in tracks stop one dead in tracks get off (one's) backside Get off my back!
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