What does rabbit in the headlights mean?

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rabbit in the headlights

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

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Australian usage; British usage

rabbits in the headlights (plural)

What does rabbit in the headlights mean?: Synonym of deer in the headlights.

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