He stopped/froze in his tracks, turned, and came back.
Her comment stopped me (dead) in my tracks. [=it surprised me very much; it caused me to stop and think]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cover your tracks — phrase to try to hide evidence of something bad that you have done Whoever had taken the money had covered their tracks pretty well. Thesaurus: to pretend something is not happening or is not the casesynonym Main entry: cover * * * cover your… … Useful english dictionary
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cover your tracks — If you cover your tracks, you conceal or destroy evidence of what you have been doing or where you have been. Charlie was sorry he hadn t covered his tracks better when his wife discovered he had been unfaithful … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
cover your tracks — cover (your) tracks to hide or destroy anything that shows where you have been or what you have been doing. Roberts covered his tracks by throwing the knife in the river and burying his wife s body miles from his home … New idioms 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
halt in your tracks — stop/halt sb in their ˈtracks | stop/halt/freeze in your ˈtracks idiom to suddenly make sb stop by frightening or surprising them; to suddenly stop because sth has frightened or surprised you • The question stopped Alice in her tracks. Main entry … Useful english dictionary
freeze in your tracks — stop/halt sb in their ˈtracks | stop/halt/freeze in your ˈtracks idiom to suddenly make sb stop by frightening or surprising them; to suddenly stop because sth has frightened or surprised you • The question stopped Alice in her tracks. Main entry … Useful english 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 you in your tracks — stop (you) in your tracks phrase to stop moving in a sudden way, or to make you stop moving The look on her face stopped me in my tracks. Thesaurus: to stop movingsynonym Main entry: stop … Useful english dictionary
stop you in your tracks — cause you to stop, prevent you from going further You know what will stop you dead in your tracks? A bear, that s what … English idioms
