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Sun 94 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Stop dead
Does ' stop dead' and ' make someone speechless' have the same meaning? For example, in the following sentences, can I use both ones as follows?
His behaviour made me speechless. or
His behaviour made me stop dead.
If not, when do you acutually say ' stop dead'?
His behaviour made me speechless. or
His behaviour made me stop dead.
If not, when do you acutually say ' stop dead'?
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Not quite. Stopping dead can involve other actions than speech alone. 'Stop dead' is an immediate cessation of any activity.
- Not quite.
- Stopping dead can involve other actions than speech alone.
- 'Stop dead' is an immediate cessation of any activity.
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Not quite. Stopping dead can involve other actions than speech alone. 'Stop dead' is an immediate cessation of any activity. 'We stopped dead in our tracks when we saw the grizzly bear loping up the trail towards us.'
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