Deer in the headlights

Today’s Zits, in which Jeremy gives computer advice to his dad: That deer-in-the-headlights look. Note the metaphorical idiom. Here’s Evan Morris on his Word Detective site on the expression and its (cloudy) history: “To look like a deer in the headlights” is an American expression meaning “to look stunned and at a loss for words when … Continue reading Deer in the headlights