in one's tracks adv. phr.,
informal 1. Just where one is at the moment; abruptly; immediately.
The hunter's rifle cracked and the rabbit dropped in his tracks.
Mary stopped dead in her tracks, turned around, and ran back home. Synonym: ON THE SPOT
1, THEN AND THERE.
2. See: FOLLOW IN ONE'S FOOTSTEPS.
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