horror of horrorsBritish EnglishBrE used to say how bad something is – often used humorously when you think something is not really very bad 老天爷呀,吓死人啦〔常为幽默用法,用于认为某事物并不真的糟糕时〕horror of horrors• At worst there was the danger - horror of horrors! - of falling in.• He wondered what Vic's reaction might be if he ever found out or, horror of horrors, caught him red-handed?
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