throw (one's) arms up in horror

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throw (one's) arms up in horror

To make a gesture physically indicating one's shock, horror, and disbelief (about something). We threw our arms up in horror after the CEO told us that our funding had been cut again. She threw her arms up in horror when she realized the file she'd been working on hadn't saved properly.

See also: arm, horror, throw, up

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throw open (something) to (someone or something)
throw out
throw out of
throw out on ear
throw out the baby with the bath water
throw out the baby with the bathwater
throw out the baby with the bathwater, to/don't
throw over
throw people together
throw salt on (one's) game
throw salt on someone’s game
throw shade
throw smoke
throw somebody a bone
throw somebody a curveball
throw somebody to the wolves/lions
throw someone
throw someone a curve
throw someone for a loop
throw someone in at the deep end
throw someone off balance
throw someone off the scent
throw someone to the dogs
throw someone to the lions
throw someone to the wolves
throw someone's arms up in horror
throw something back
throw something back in someone's face
throw something on the scale
throw something overboard
throw something together
throw stones
throw straws against the wind
throw the baby out with the bath
throw the baby out with the bath water
throw the baby out with the bathwater
throw the book at
throw the book at (one)
throw the book at somebody
throw the book at someone
throw the book at, to
throw the bull
throw the cat among the pigeons
throw the crap
throw the/(one's) feelers out
throw to
throw to (someone or something)
throw to the dogs
throw to the winds, to
throw to the wolves
throw to the wolves, to
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throw someone off balance
throw someone off of
throw someone off of something
throw someone off something
throw someone off the scent
throw someone on
throw someone on something
throw someone onto
throw someone onto something
throw someone or something in
throw someone or something off
throw someone or something out
throw someone out
throw someone out of
throw someone out of something
throw someone out on their ear
throw someone out something
throw someone to
throw someone to something
throw someone to the dogs
throw someone to the lions
throw someone to the wolves
throw someone together
throw someone together something
throw someone up
throw someone up something
throw someone up to
throw someone up to something
throw someone's arms up in despair
throw someone's arms up in frustration
throw someone's arms up in horror
throw someone's cookies
throw someone's hand in
throw someone's hands up in despair
throw someone's hands up in frustration
throw someone's hands up in horror
throw someone's hat in the ring
throw someone's hat into the ring
throw someone's name around
throw someone's name in the hat
throw someone's voice
throw something away on
throw something back
throw something back and forth
throw something back at
throw something back in one's face
throw something back in someone's face
throw something back to
throw something in
throw something in one's face
throw something in someone's face
throw something in the drink
throw something in the pot
throw something into
throw something into question
throw something into sharp relief
throw something into the bargain
throw something into the drink
throw something into the pot
throw something off
throw something off of
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