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in one's tracks
in one's tracks {adv. phr.}, {informal}
1. Именно там, где кто-л. находится в данный момент; вдруг, внезапно; тотчас же.
The hunter's rifle cracked and the rabbit dropped in his tracks.
Mary stopped dead in her tracks, turned around, and ran back home.
Син.: ON THE SPOT (1), THEN AND THERE.
2. См.: FOLLOW IN ONE'S FOOTSTEPS.
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Источник: A Dictionary of American Idioms