horror

See: THROW UP ONE'S HANDS IN HORROR.

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throw up one's hands in horror

[throw up one's hands in horror] {v. phr.} To be horrified; feel alarmed; give up hope of straightening things out; be shocked by something terrible. * /When Mrs. Brown saw […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in horror

[in horror] See: [THROW UP ONE'S HANDS IN HORROR]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

hand

[hand] See: [AT HAND], [BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH], [BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE], [CLEAN HANDS], [DIRTY ONE'S HANDS], [EAT OUT OF ONE'S HAND], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

blood runs cold

[blood runs cold] also [blood freezes] or [blood turns to ice] You are chilled or shivering from great fright or horror; you are terrified or horrified. - Usually used with […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[close at hand] {adj. phr.} Handy; close by; within one's range. * /My calendar isn't close at hand, so I can't tell you […]