| 足がすくむ;足が竦む | [あしがすくむ, ashigasukumu] (exp, v5m) to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run [Add to Longdo] |
| The very idea paralyses me. | [JP] 考えただけで 足がすくむ The Best Offer (2013) | |
| That whole deer-in-the-headlights thing is exactly what they want. | [JP] 期待し足がすくむような時は、顔に出るものよ The Neon Demon (2016) |