| 单词 | caught in the headlights |
| 释义 | > as lemmascaught in the headlights 2. In various similative and figurative phrases alluding to the habit of deer, rabbits, etc., of stopping still when dazzled by light, or of running away within the beam. Frequently in caught in the headlights: frozen with fright or surprise at suddenly or unexpectedly becoming the focus of attention; caught out. ΚΠ 1953 G. Wilson Feared & Fearless xiv. 92 He stumbled, then pulled himself upright and ran on, keeping to the track as a rabbit caught in the headlights' glare will do. 1971 Daily Tel. 11 Feb. 11/2 It is only when they commit some offence that they are caught in the headlights of history. 1988 R. E. Feist Faerie Tale (1989) 122 She shook, unable to move, trapped like a deer in the headlights of an oncoming car at night. 1996 P. Theroux My Other Life 184 I could only think of the daughter's sweet, startled face in the doorway.., her sudden fear, a deer caught in the headlights. 2005 J. Carroll Ital. Romance 40 I am a rabbit in the headlights. My heart beats like a fist. < as lemmas |
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