in one's tracks

in one's tracks
разг.
((dead) in one's tracks)
на месте, сразу, тотчас же (обыкн. употр. с гл. to stop) [первонач. амер.]

...suddenly there was a jarring crash that stopped the car dead in its tracks. (E. Caldwell, ‘Tobacco Road’, ch. XV) — ...вдруг раздался треск, и машина на полном ходу остановилась.

Benny was pacing the floor but when he saw the policeman's badge on Pete's shirt, he stopped in his tracks. (E. Caldwell, ‘The Sure Hand of God’, ch. 12) — Бенни ходил по комнате, но, когда увидел полицейский значок на рубашке Пита, застыл на месте.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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