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- stop one dead in tracks
stop one dead in tracks
stop one (or something) dead in one's (or something's) tracks
Fig. to stop someone or something suddenly and completely. The gunshot stopped the killer dead in her tracks. The arrow stopped the deer dead in its tracks.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Adolphus | | - | Ancient Germanic (Latinized) |
| Virgilio | | veer-JEE-lyo (Italian), beer-KHEE-lyo (Spanish) | Italian, Spanish |
| Seffora | | - | Biblical Latin |
| Evander (2) | | ee-VAN-dər, ə-VAN-dər | Scottish, English |
| Winslow | | ['winzləu] | |
| Amis | | - | Medieval English, Medieval French |