Idiom: Deer In The Headlights
Meanings
From the image of a deer caught in a car's headlights – wide-open eyes, lack of motor reactions, etc.
How to pronounce "deer in the headlights":
AU
A person in a mental state of high arousal caused by anxiety, fear, panic, surprise and/or confusion, or substance abuse.
A person with a stunned or glazed expression.
Example Sentences
1
When someone surprised her with a question, she looked like a deer in the headlights.
2
During the presentation, he froze and had a deer in the headlights look.
3
As soon as the alarm went off, she had a deer in the headlights reaction.
4
When he saw the accident, he had a deer in the headlights moment and didn't know what to do.
5
She felt like a deer in the headlights when she realized she forgot her lines on stage.
