be stopped in one's tracks

be stopped in one's tracks
stop (or be stopped) in one's tracks informal be brought to a sudden and complete halt.
Main Entry: track

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  • stop (or be stopped) in one's tracks — informal be brought to a sudden and complete halt. → track …   English new terms dictionary

  • stop in one's tracks — ► stop (or be stopped) in one s tracks informal be brought to a sudden and complete halt. Main Entry: ↑track …   English terms dictionary

  • stop dead in one's tracks —    If you stop dead in your tracks, you stop suddenly because you are frightened or totally surprised.     When Steve saw the snake, he stopped dead in his tracks …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • stop\ in\ one's\ tracks — • stop cold • stop dead • stop in one s tracks v. phr. informal To stop very quickly or with great force. The hunter pulled the trigger and stopped the deer cold. When I saw Mary on the street, I was so surprised I stopped dead. The deer heard a… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • in one's tracks — phrasal : where one stands or is at the moment : on the spot : instantly shot the thief in his tracks * * * in one s tracks Just where one stands • • • Main Entry: ↑track * * * informal where one or somet …   Useful english dictionary

  • in one's tracks — {adv. phr.}, {informal} 1. Just where one is at the moment; abruptly; immediately. * /The hunter s rifle cracked and the rabbit dropped in his tracks./ * /Mary stopped dead in her tracks, turned around, and ran back home./ Syn.: ON THE SPOT(1),… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • in one's tracks — {adv. phr.}, {informal} 1. Just where one is at the moment; abruptly; immediately. * /The hunter s rifle cracked and the rabbit dropped in his tracks./ * /Mary stopped dead in her tracks, turned around, and ran back home./ Syn.: ON THE SPOT(1),… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • in\ one's\ tracks — adv. phr. informal 1. Just where one is at the moment; abruptly; immediately. The hunter s rifle cracked and the rabbit dropped in his tracks. Mary stopped dead in her tracks, turned around, and ran back home. Syn.: on the spot(1), then and there …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Tracks (Transformers) — Tracks (Le Sillage in French Canada, Puma in Italy) is the name to a single character in the Transformers Universes. The name is now too generic to license in recent times; so the toys creator, Hasbro had to add a modifier a prefix to the name in …   Wikipedia

  • in one's tracks — phrasal where one stands or is at the moment ; on the spot < was stopped in his tracks > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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