Idioms Entry 144 / 1011 60-second read

Doom vs. Gloom

A general feeling of pessimism or disaster.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

The weather was doom and gloom.

✓ Correct

The news is all doom and gloom these days.

The ruleii

DOOM AND GLOOM = extreme negativity.

It’s a rhyming pair that emphasizes the intensity of the feeling.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Everything is bad.

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