to stop dead in one's tracks
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to suddenly stop moving or doing something due to being extremely surprised, frightened, or impressed
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Idiom
例
The stunning performance by the magician stopped the audience dead in their tracks.
The sudden appearance of the bear stopped the hikers dead in their tracks.
