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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But not enough to hang around the suite all morning and talk about and perhaps, horror of horrors, miss the good eggs. —Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025