stop/freeze in one's tracks
idiom
: to stop doing something suddenly or immediately
He stopped/froze in his tracks, turned, and came back.
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“Stop/freeze in one's tracks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%2Ffreeze%20in%20one%27s%20tracks. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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