in horror

in horror
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.

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See: THROW UP ONE'S HANDS IN HORROR.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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