Emotions & feelings
stop someone in their tracks
make someone stop suddenly
To stop someone in their tracks means to make them stop suddenly because they are shocked, surprised, or deeply impressed.
Hear it in real life
Why did you suddenly stop walking?
That beautiful sunset stopped me in my tracks.
The sight of the empty school stopped me in my tracks.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The view stopped me on my tracks.
Say: The view stopped me in my tracks.
The fixed preposition is "in," not "on."
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How it fits in a sentence.
stop me in my tracks; stopped her in her tracks; stop someone in their tracks
Your turn: say it out loud
The sight of the empty school stopped me in my tracks.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
stop someone in their tracks
make someone stop suddenly
“The sight of the empty school stopped me in my tracks.”
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