murder (redirected from yelling blue murder)

get away with murder (informal)

to be allowed to do things that other people would be punished or criticized for. Dave gets away with murder because he's so charming.

See also: away

I could murder something. (British, informal)

something that you say when you want a particular kind of food or drink very much. I'm starving. I could murder a curry.

See also: could

scream blue murder (British, American & Australian, informal, 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, scream

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get away with murder

to not be punished for bad behavior. It seems to me that kids these days really get away with murder in the classroom.

See also: away

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, scream