apocalypse

Phrases

the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

four allegorical mounted figures, commonly identified as Pestilence (or Conquest), War, Famine, and Death, whose arrival heralds the end of the world, as described in the biblical book of Revelation.

used to refer to people or phenomena seen as agents of imminent catastrophe:in 2003, the airline industry survived the four horsemen of the apocalypse