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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Dead in its tracks (chess)

Hi.
What's the difference between 'White stops Black's pawn dead in its tracks' and 'White stops Black's pawn once for all'?

Thanks in advance
  

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dead in its tracks = suddenly & decidedly once and for all = permanently

  • dead in its tracks = suddenly & decidedly once and for all = permanently
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dead in its tracks = suddenly & decidedly
once and for all = permanently

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