Despite having been warned a head of time of his intentions, people stood by like deer in the headlights. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
People, even those that are closest to me give me that deer in headlights look. (nakedpastor.com)
I don't know about you, but I always get a bit deer in the headlights when trying to read a size chart online when talking about body measurements. (puppiesandpretties.com)