like a deer in (the) headlights

In a state or manner of paralyzing surprise, fear, or bewilderment. Likened to the tendency of deer to freeze in place in front of an oncoming vehicle. When she asked me to marry her, I could only stand there like a deer in headlights. He froze like a deer in the headlights when I caught him taking money out of the register.

词组	like a deer in (the) headlights
释义	like a deer in (the) headlights like a deer in (the) headlights In a state or manner of paralyzing surprise, fear, or bewilderment. Likened to the tendency of deer to freeze in place in front of an oncoming vehicle. When she asked me to marry her, I could only stand there like a deer in headlights. He froze like a deer in the headlights when I caught him taking money out of the register. See also: deer, headlight, like Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: a deer in (the) headlights a deer in the headlights deer headlight like a rabbit (caught) in (the) headlights like a rabbit caught in the headlights deer-in-headlights get (one's) rocks off on (something) you could have knocked me down with a feather you could have knocked me, etc. down with a feather
随便看	come out at an amount come out badly come out fighting come out for come out for (someone or something) come out in come out in bloom come out in favor of (someone or something) come out in (something) come out in the open come out in the open with come out in the open with (something) come out in the wash come out in the wash, it will come out in(to) the open come out of come out of a clear blue sky come out of a/the clear blue sky come out of left field come out of nowhere come out of (one's) shell come out of one's shell come out of one's shell, to come out of shell come out of (something)