horror of horrors

idiom

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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“Horror of horrors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horror%20of%20horrors. Accessed 28 Mar. 2023.

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