Deer in headlights?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deer">deer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="headlights">headlights</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Simply">Simply</span> <span word="put">put</span>, <span word="he">he</span>/<span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="yours">yours</span> – <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>.</p><p><span word="Headlights">Headlights</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shiny">shiny</span> <span word="flashlight">flashlight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span>, <span word="car">car</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="truck">truck</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> “<span word="deer">deer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="headlights">headlights</span>” <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deer">deer</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="frozen">frozen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span>, <span word="dumbfounded">dumbfounded</span>, <span word="staring">staring</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="headlights">headlights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="deer">deer</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="blinded">blinded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dazzling">dazzling</span> <span word="light">light</span>.</p><p><span word="Deer">Deer</span>, <span word="oh">oh</span> <span word="deer">deer</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deer">deer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="headlights">headlights</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shock">shock</span>, <span word="confusion">confusion</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fear">fear</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="confusion">confusion</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="undivided">undivided</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deer">deer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="headlights">headlights</span>” <span word="also">also</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respond">respond</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="shining">shining</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="off">off</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deer">deer</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>, <span word="galloping">galloping</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woods">woods</span>.</p><p><span word="Alright">Alright</span>, <span word="here">here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deer">deer</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="headlights">headlights</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="literarily">literarily</span>:</p>
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