halt (someone or something) (dead) in its/(one's) tracks

To make someone or something stop or come to a complete halt immediately or very suddenly. Hearing the gunshot in the distance halted us both dead in our tracks. Boy, Samantha could halt you in her tracks with her smile!

See also: halt, track

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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stop (someone or something) (dead) in its/(one's) tracks
stop someone in their tracks
stop something in its tracks
stop/halt somebody in their tracks
stop dead
stop (someone) dead
stop cold
stop (one) cold
stop on a dime
put some distance between someone and someone/something

词组	halt (someone or something) (dead) in its/(one's) tracks
释义	halt (someone or something) (dead) in its/(one's) tracks halt (someone or something) (dead) in its/(one's) tracks To make someone or something stop or come to a complete halt immediately or very suddenly. Hearing the gunshot in the distance halted us both dead in our tracks. Boy, Samantha could halt you in her tracks with her smile! See also: halt, track Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: stop (someone or something) (dead) in its/(one's) tracks stop someone in their tracks stop something in its tracks stop/halt somebody in their tracks stop dead stop (someone) dead stop cold stop (one) cold stop on a dime put some distance between someone and someone/something
随便看	invite (someone) into (some place) invite (someone or oneself) to (something) invite to inviting in vogue invoke invoke on invoke (something) (up)on (someone or something) involuntary involuntary celibate involuntary dismount involve involved involved with involved with (something) involve in involve in (something) involve with involve with (someone or something) in waiting in want of (something) in want of something in way in weal and woe in/wearing your birthday suit