deer in the headlights
A person in a mental state of high arousal caused by anxiety, fear, panic, surprise, confusion, or substance abuse.
ADJ.
big, fast, good, many, other, over, unique, widespread
We saw many deer grazing peacefully in the forest clearing yesterday afternoon.
VERB + DEER
caught, didn't, game, killed, ran, see, shot, trailed
We didn't see any deer during our walk in the forest yesterday.
DEER + NOUN
cervus, flerov, forest, moose, moschiferus, moschus, mountain, pheasant
We saw several deer in the forest during our morning hike yesterday.
PREP.
after, from, in, in, off, on, on
The hunters set off after the deer at dawn.
ADV.
once, only, rather, such
We only saw a deer standing at the edge of the forest before it ran away.