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scream bloody murder

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scream bloody murder and yell bloody murder
Fig. to complain bitterly; to complain unduly. When we put him in an office without a window, he screamed bloody murder. There is something wrong next door. Everyone is yelling bloody murder.
See also: bloody, murder, scream
scream bloody murder
to shout or to complain very loudly Sometimes the baby screams bloody murder when we give her a bath. I'm so frustrated with the telephone company, I want to scream bloody murder.
Usage notes: sometimes holler bloody murder and yell bloody murder, with the same meaning
See also: bloody, murder, scream
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Not for a moment do I believe that every one of those who used to scream bloody murder at me in that stadium literally wanted me to be hurt, although such was the vitriol that sometimes you wondered.
DONS FANS WILL HATE FLOPS EVEN MORE THAN THEY DID ME; THE Homecoming ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
I so wanted to follow her and scream bloody murder, but she probably would think I was at fault for being in her way.
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
If this system sounds absurd to you, if you would scream bloody murder at having to put up with such a system simply to buy food, why do you put up with such a system when it comes to your children's' education?
The Absurdity of the Public School Monopoly by Joel Turtel / News, opinion and commentary community
 
 
 
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