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scream blue murder

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scream blue murder  (British, American & Australian informal) also scream bloody murder (American & Australian informal)
to shout or to complain very loudly Readers screamed blue murder when the price of their daily paper went up. Someone took the child's ice cream away and he started screaming bloody murder.
See also: blue, murder, scream


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Because the minute anyone actually tries to do something about it such as raising the price of alcohol or limiting the licensing hours, we scream blue murder.
Shane, his dad, said he was "disgusted and appalled" by my comments and phoned to scream blue murder at me.
Take this paragraph: "They scream blue murder if you eat your pudding before your cheese.
 
 
 
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