stop dead

stop dead
to stop suddenly

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  • stop\ dead — • 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

  • stop dead — • stop dead • stop cold stop very quickly or with great force He stopped dead when he saw the bear in the middle of the road …   Idioms and examples

  • stop dead — Ⅰ. ► stop dead (or short) suddenly cease moving, speaking, or acting. Main Entry: ↑stop Ⅱ. ► stop short stop suddenly or abruptly. Main Entry: ↑short …   English terms dictionary

  • stop dead — verb stop moving or become immobilized (Freq. 1) When he saw the police car he froze • Syn: ↑freeze • Hypernyms: ↑stand still • Hyponyms: ↑fixate, ↑settle on …   Useful english dictionary

  • stop (dead) in (your) tracks — to suddenly stop moving or doing something. When I heard the loud scream, I stopped dead in my tracks. Usage notes: often used in the forms stop someone (dead) in their tracks or stop something (dead) in its tracks: The memo was supposed to stop… …   New idioms dictionary

  • stop dead in your tracks — stop (dead) in your tracks phrase to suddenly stop, for example because you are surprised I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw who she had with her. Thesaurus: to stop movingsynonym Main entry: track …   Useful english dictionary

  • stop dead (or short) — suddenly cease moving, speaking, or acting. → stop …   English new 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

  • Dead Ahead — may refer to: Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster, a 1992 made for TV film starring John Heard Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead, a rock concert video recorded in 1980 and released in 1981 Rest Stop (film), a 2006 direct to video film that is also… …   Wikipedia

  • stop\ cold — • 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

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