| English | Russian |
| stop history in its tracks | остановить ход истории (Bullfinch) |
| stop in tracks | остолбенеть (He opened the door and stopped in his tracks: a complete stranger was sitting in his office. Баян) |
| stop in tracks | ошарашить (A loud scream stopped me dead in my tracks. Баян) |
| stop in tracks | остановить (The memo was supposed to stop the protest in its tracks. // The last two shots in the head would have stopped him in his tracks and were likely the last fired. 4uzhoj) |
| stop in tracks | опешить (Баян) |
| stop in tracks | замереть |