How to pronounce “deer in the headlights”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (idiomatic) A person in a mental state of high arousal caused by anxiety, fear, panic, surprise, confusion, or substance abuse.
• (idiomatic) A person with a stunned or glazed expression.

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