Deer in the headlights

April 24th, 2009 by admin

Page 2 of 2 | Previous page

Posted in April 2009, columns | 4 comments

Previous post:
Next post:

4 comments on this post.

  1. yves looked ” like a deer in the headlights.” | " Un si long Voyage ":

    August 9th, 2011 at 8:59 am

    [...] http://www.word-detective.com/2009/04/24/deer-in-the-headlights/ [...]

  2. yves looked ” like a deer in the headlights.” | The Long Way Around (my mom's) House:

    August 9th, 2011 at 9:01 am

    [...] http://www.word-detective.com/2009/04/24/deer-in-the-headlights/ [...]

  3. deer-in-the-headlights look, y2k « Lex maniac:

    September 29th, 2011 at 8:54 pm

    [...] expression doesn’t really present any difficulty when it comes to meaning or origin (here’s a good account). It sprang from descriptions of Dan Quayle’s performance in encounters with [...]

  4. raymond:

    January 3rd, 2012 at 11:53 pm

    its a nice explanation, i was thinking about this phrase since last week, and i never thought internet can help me haha :D

    THANKS!

Leave a comment