stop someone in their tracks

stop (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 stopped us both dead in our tracks. Boy, Samantha could stop you in her tracks with her smile!

stop someone in their tracks

stop someone dead in their tracks

COMMON If something stops you in your tracks or stops you dead in your tracks, it makes you suddenly stop what you are doing because you are very surprised or frightened. Seen across wide fields of corn this magnificent church cannot fail to stop you in your tracks. Note: You can also say that someone stops in their tracks or stops dead in their tracks. They stopped in their tracks and stared at him in amazement. They turned round. And then they stopped dead in their tracks, their hearts beating fast. Somebody was behind them.

词组	stop someone in their tracks
释义	stop someone in their tracks stop (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 stopped us both dead in our tracks. Boy, Samantha could stop you in her tracks with her smile! See also: stop, track Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. stop someone in their tracks or stop someone dead in their tracks COMMON If something stops you in your tracks or stops you dead in your tracks, it makes you suddenly stop what you are doing because you are very surprised or frightened. Seen across wide fields of corn this magnificent church cannot fail to stop you in your tracks. Note: You can also say that someone stops in their tracks or stops dead in their tracks. They stopped in their tracks and stared at him in amazement. They turned round. And then they stopped dead in their tracks, their hearts beating fast. Somebody was behind them. See also: someone, stop, track Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: stop (someone or something) (dead) in its/(one's) tracks stop something in its tracks stop/halt somebody in their tracks halt (someone or something) (dead) in its/(one's) tracks stop (someone) dead stop dead stop cold stop (one) cold stop on a dime put some distance between someone and someone/something
随便看	a one-in-a-million chance a one-man band a one-night stand a one-off a/(one's) 20 a/(one's) brush with (something) a/one sick puppy a/one side of the picture a/one side of the story a/one side of the story/picture a/one smart cookie a/(one's) place in the sun a/(one's) place of business a/(one's) point of view a/one step ahead a/(one's) tribe a one-trick pony a one-way street a one-way ticket a one-way ticket to (somewhere or something) AOS a pack of lies a paid-up member, etc. a pain in the arse a pain in the neck