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Only the genius of Leo Tolstoy could have stop Anna Karenina dead in her tracks right before she threw herself on the tracks in front of a passing train ... "
Charles Dickens

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stop dead in one's tracks

Fig. to stop completely still suddenly because of fear, a noise, etc. I stopped dead in my tracks when I heard the scream. The deer stopped dead in its tracks when it heard the hunter step on a fallen branch.

See also: dead, stop, track

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What is the Meaning of the Expression
 to STOP DEAD IN ONE’S TRACKS?

Idiom-STOP DEAD IN ONE'S TRACKS-Edmonton English  School Definition:

suddenly stop in one’s* progress

Examples:

1. When I opened the conference room door at work and saw my old boyfriend, I stopped dead in my tracks.

2. The sight of her car in his driveway stopped him dead in his tracks.


*Replace one’s with a possessive adjective such as: my, your, his, her, its, their, or our.
 


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track

The track on a railway or railroad, also known as the permanent way, is the structure consisting of the rails, fasteners, railroad ties (sleepers, British English) and ballast (or slab track), plus the underlying subgrade. It enables trains to move by providing a dependable surface for their wheels to roll. For clarity it is often referred to as railway track (British English and UIC terminology) or railroad track (predominantly in the United States). Tracks where electric trains or electric trams run are equipped with an electrification system such as an overhead electrical power line or an additional electrified rail.

The term permanent way also refers to the track in addition to lineside structures such as fences etc.