throw hands up in horror



throw one's hands up in horror

Fig. to be shocked and horrified. When Bill heard the bad news, he threw his hands up in horror. I could do no more. I had seen more than I could stand. I just threw up my hands in horror and screamed.
See also: hand, horror, throw, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Amira (1)-Arabic
Arno-Dutch, German
AntÍAan-TEE-aGalician
Satomisah-to-meeJapanese
SharronSHER-ən, SHAR-ənEnglish
Gavril-Bulgarian, Macedonian, Romanian