horror of horrors

horror of horrors
horror of horrors often humorous phrase
used when describing something bad that has happened or might happen

She was wearing – horror of horrors! – the same dress as her mum.

Thesaurus: interjections of surprise and shocksynonym
Main entry: horror

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horror of horrors
informal + humorous
— used to describe something as shocking or horrible

There was no television at the cabin, so–horror of horrors!–we had to spend the evenings reading books and playing board games.

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Main Entry:horror

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ˌhorror of ˈhorrors idiom
(BrE, humorous ironic) used to emphasize how bad a situation is

I stood up to speak and— horror of horrors— realized I had left my notes behind.

Main entry:horroridiom

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