What does rabbit in the headlamps mean?

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rabbit in the headlamps

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

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British usage

"This method of birc-catching is based on the ‘rabbit in the headlamps’ principle."

rabbits in the headlamps (plural)

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