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Lytton Strachey

(1880—1932)

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The horror of getting up is unparalleled, and I am filled with amazement every morning when I find that I have done it.

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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

find out

[find out] {v.} 1. To learn or discover (something you did not know before.) * /One morning the baby found out for the first time that she could walk./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

horror

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

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