be like a deer caught in the headlights



be like a deer caught in the headlights

To be visibly startled and frozen in fear. I was like a deer caught in the headlights when my mom asked about that hideous sweater she gave me. When the security alarm started blaring, the burglar was like a deer caught in the headlights.
See also: caught, deer, headlight, like

be like a deer/rabbit caught in the headlights

to be so frightened or surprised that you cannot move or think Each time they asked him a question he was like a deer caught in the headlights.
See also: caught, deer, headlight, like

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tamazi-Georgian
CandidaKAN-di-də (English)Late Roman, English
Katrinekaht-REE-ne (Danish)Danish, Norwegian
Hirokohee-ṙo-koJapanese
White[wait]
CherokeeCHER-ə-keeEnglish (Rare)