gloom and doom

doom and gloom

(A situation) characterized by negativity or futility. The situation isn't all doom and gloom—there are still plenty of good schools that did accept you!
See also: and, doom, gloom

gloom and doom

(Characterized by) negativity or futility. The situation isn't all gloom and doom—there are still plenty of good schools that did accept you!
See also: and, doom, gloom
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

doom and gloom

a general feeling of pessimism or despondency.
This expression, sometimes found as gloom and doom , was particularly pertinent to fears about a nuclear holocaust during the cold war period of the 1950s and 1960s. It became a catchphrase in the 1968 film Finian's Rainbow.
See also: and, doom, gloom
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

ˌdoom and ˈgloom

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ˌgloom and ˈdoom

a general feeling of having lost all hope and of pessimism (= expecting things to go badly): Despite the obvious setbacks, it’s not all doom and gloom for the England team.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

gloom and doom

Utter pessimism, expecting the worst. This rhyming phrase, which is sometimes reversed to doom and gloom, dates from the mid-1900s but became widely used only from the 1980s on. Nigel Rees cites an early use in the musical comedy Finian’s Rainbow (1947), in which a pessimistic leprechaun sings, “I told you that gold could only bring you doom and gloom, gloom and doom.” More recently, Clive Cussler wrote, “Pitt stared at Gunn, mildly surprised that the second-in-command was prey to his own thoughts of doom and gloom” (Sahara, 1992).
See also: and, doom, gloom
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • doom and gloom
  • gloom
  • shoot off (one's) face
  • take the high road
  • highroad
  • a cloud hangs over (someone or something)
  • a cloud hangs over somebody/something
  • beat the air
  • beat the wind
  • throw (one's) hands up
References in periodicals archive
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Grafter laughter
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More gloom and doom. "Aga-doo-doodoo, push pineapple, grind coffee.
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Instead all he gives them is his personal message of gloom and doom. He does not qualify his statement in any way--no ifs, ands, or buts.
You can run but you can't hide
The years of gloom and doom between enactment of OBRA '87 and the first site visits are over, and both sides seem to be settling down to discuss how the reforms can be made to work.
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The new investment arrived in a week of gloom and doom for the Welsh workforce.
New factory jobs boost