English / idiom
Like a Deer in Headlights
MEANING IN ENGLISH
So shocked, frightened, or caught off guard that one cannot move or speak.
In context
01
When asked about the confidential leak on live television, the spokesperson looked like a deer in headlights.
02
Caught with the stolen documents, he stood frozen like a deer in headlights.
Synonyms
petrified,paralyzed with fear,dumbstruck
Antonyms
composed,unfazed,assertive
Collocations
look like a deer in headlights,stand like a deer in headlights,caught like a deer in headlights