a sinking feeling
idiomPart offeeling
a sinking feeling — idiom
1. an unpleasant feeling you get when you suddenly realize something bad has happen
1.idiom
Definition
an unpleasant feeling you get when you suddenly realize something bad has happened or is about to happen.
Example
When Lien saw the empty car park, she had a sinking feeling that she had missed the last bus home.
Hao felt that sinking feeling in his stomach when he checked his bank account online that morning.