stop (someone) in his/her tracks
idiom
: to surprise (someone) very much : to cause someone to stop and think
Her comment stopped me (dead) in my tracks.
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That means calling on the international community for help -- diplomatic solutions, sanctions, pressure on Russia -- anything that would make a dictator stop in his tracks.
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Olesia Markovic, CNN, 24 Feb. 2022
This attention-grabbing ensemble made the 2017 Tournament of Champions winner immediately stop in his tracks.
—Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 28 Jan. 2022
Olesia Markovic, CNN, 24 Feb. 2022
This attention-grabbing ensemble made the 2017 Tournament of Champions winner immediately stop in his tracks.
—Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 28 Jan. 2022
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“Stop (someone) in his/her tracks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20%28someone%29%20in%20his%2Fher%20tracks. Accessed 15 Sep. 2024.
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