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AwfulTruth Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

stop 'em dead in their tracks?

What exactly stop 'em dead in their tracks means and when should we use it?
  

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com/puts+a+stop stop (someone) in their tracks if something stops someone in their tracks, or if they stop in their tracks, they suddenly stop what they are doing because they are so surprised. A loud scream stopped me dead in my tracks. He opened the door and stopped in his tracks.

— Marius Hancu

  • com/puts+a+stop stop (someone) in their tracks if something stops someone in their tracks, or if they stop in their tracks, they suddenly stop what they are doing because they are so surprised.
  • A loud scream stopped me dead in my tracks.
  • He opened the door and stopped in his tracks.
  • A complete stranger was sitting in his office.
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learn how to search for idioms yourself:

search Yahoo with:
"stop someone in their tracks" dictionary
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one of the result pages is:
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http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/puts+a+stop
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