a deer in (the) headlights

Someone caught in a state of paralyzing surprise, fear, or bewilderment. Likened to the tendency of deer to freeze in place in front of an oncoming vehicle. Often used in the phrase "like a deer in the headlights." Mary turned into a deer in the headlights when she forgot her lines in the middle of the play. He froze like a deer in the headlights when I caught him taking money out of the register. When she asked me to marry her, I could only stand there like a deer in the headlights.

(be caught/freeze like) a deer in the ˈheadlights

(also (be caught like) a rabbit in the ˈheadlights) used to describe somebody who appears so frightened that they cannot think clearly and do not know what to do or say: The senator was caught like a deer in the headlights in a TV interview. a deer-in-the-headlights look

词组	a deer in (the) headlights
释义	a deer in (the) headlights a deer in (the) headlights Someone caught in a state of paralyzing surprise, fear, or bewilderment. Likened to the tendency of deer to freeze in place in front of an oncoming vehicle. Often used in the phrase "like a deer in the headlights." Mary turned into a deer in the headlights when she forgot her lines in the middle of the play. He froze like a deer in the headlights when I caught him taking money out of the register. When she asked me to marry her, I could only stand there like a deer in the headlights. See also: deer, headlight Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. (be caught/freeze like) a deer in the ˈheadlights (also (be caught like) a rabbit in the ˈheadlights) used to describe somebody who appears so frightened that they cannot think clearly and do not know what to do or say: The senator was caught like a deer in the headlights in a TV interview. a deer-in-the-headlights look See also: deer, headlight Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: a deer in the headlights deer headlight like a deer in (the) headlights like a rabbit (caught) in (the) headlights like a rabbit caught in the headlights deer-in-headlights knock (someone) over with a feather knock over with a feather you could have knocked me over with a feather
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