rabbit in the headlamps

noun

Synonym of deer in the headlights.

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deer in the headlights
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Meanings

nounrabbit in the headlamps (plural rabbits in the headlamps)

plural rabbits in the headlamps

  1. UKSynonym of deer in the headlights.

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

    1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 133

    Synonyms: deer in the headlights

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of deer in the headlights.

Similar
deer in the headlights
Also see
deer in the headlights
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APA

rabbit in the headlamps. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rabbit%20in%20the%20headlamps

MLA

“rabbit in the headlamps.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rabbit%20in%20the%20headlamps. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rabbit in the headlamps,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rabbit%20in%20the%20headlamps.

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