in horror

in horror

With great displeasure, fear, and/or surprise. Mom reacted in horror when she saw that I'd dyed my hair hot pink the night before school picture day. My bridesmaids looked at me in horror when they saw the dresses I'd picked out for them—as a joke.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

in horror

with intense shock or disgust. Mike stepped back from the rattlesnake in horror. The jogger recoiled in horror when she came upon a body in the park.
See also: horror
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • kick up a row
  • create a stink
  • from the floor
  • cut (one) dead
  • cut dead
  • cut somebody dead
  • cut someone dead
  • go down like a lead balloon
  • go over like a lead balloon
  • bristle at (something)
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