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rabbit in the headlamps

rabbit in the headlamps noun: synonym of deer in the headlights.

Noun

rabbit in the headlamps (plural rabbits in the headlamps)

  1. (UK) Synonym 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 of rabbit in the headlamps

Forms of rabbit in the headlamps

pluralrabbits in the headlamps

Questions about rabbit in the headlamps

What does rabbit in the headlamps mean?
Rabbit in the headlamps means synonym of deer in the headlights.
What part of speech is rabbit in the headlamps?
Rabbit in the headlamps is a noun.
What is the plural of rabbit in the headlamps?
The plural of rabbit in the headlamps is rabbits in the headlamps.

Words near rabbit in the headlamps in the dictionary

  1. rabbit hole
  2. rabbit holes
  3. rabbit holing
  4. rabbit hutch
  5. rabbit hutches
  6. rabbit in the headlamps
  7. rabbit in the headlights
  8. Rabbit Island
  9. rabbit moth
  10. rabbit moths
  11. rabbit on

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