stop traffic

English

Verb

stop traffic (third-person singular simple present stops traffic, present participle stopping traffic, simple past and past participle stopped traffic)

(informal) To attract astonished admiration, especially by being stunningly physically attractive.
- 1998 February 2, Adam Begley, “Amis Talks American, Takes a Metaphysical Meander”, in Observer‎, archived from the original on 2022-10-20:
  She was brilliant and gorgeous, apparently happy and fulfilled, a 28-year-old astrophysicist with a body that stopped traffic and a sweet temperament.
- 2005, Fannie Harris, Tc: L.O.T. (page 11)
  "Girl, you have a body that can stop traffic! I knew that my baby look ^[sic] good, but WOW!"
- 2020, Elle Kennedy, The Dare
  The designer clothes, the waves and waves of blonde hair, a face that could stop traffic.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stop,‎ traffic.
- 2022 January 29, Joel Dryden, “Protest convoy continues to block traffic to U.S. border: RCMP”, in CBC News‎, archived from the original on 2022-11-04:
  RCMP say a large demonstration continues to block off Highway 4 in southern Alberta on Sunday morning near the village of Coutts, Alta., largely stopping traffic to and from the Canada-United States border crossing.

Usage notes

Generally used with could or can, as shown in the quotations.

Related terms

traffic stopper

单词	stop traffic
释义	stop traffic English Verb stop traffic (third-person singular simple present stops traffic, present participle stopping traffic, simple past and past participle stopped traffic) (informal) To attract astonished admiration, especially by being stunningly physically attractive. 1998 February 2, Adam Begley, “Amis Talks American, Takes a Metaphysical Meander”, in Observer‎, archived from the original on 2022-10-20: She was brilliant and gorgeous, apparently happy and fulfilled, a 28-year-old astrophysicist with a body that stopped traffic and a sweet temperament. 2005, Fannie Harris, Tc: L.O.T. (page 11) "Girl, you have a body that can stop traffic! I knew that my baby look ^[sic] good, but WOW!" 2020, Elle Kennedy, The Dare The designer clothes, the waves and waves of blonde hair, a face that could stop traffic. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stop,‎ traffic. 2022 January 29, Joel Dryden, “Protest convoy continues to block traffic to U.S. border: RCMP”, in CBC News‎, archived from the original on 2022-11-04: RCMP say a large demonstration continues to block off Highway 4 in southern Alberta on Sunday morning near the village of Coutts, Alta., largely stopping traffic to and from the Canada-United States border crossing. Usage notes Generally used with could or can, as shown in the quotations. Related terms traffic stopper
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