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 noise and he stopped in his tracks.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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
stop dead — verb to stop suddenly … Wiktionary
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
