yell bloody murder

1. To scream or shout very loudly. Enid yelled bloody murder when she noticed the snake in the rocks next to her. Please stop yelling bloody murder across the house. If you want to talk, go to the same room.

2. To complain forcefully or loudly, especially as to attract public attention. When they refused to give me a refund, I yelled bloody murder until the manager came out. Our customers will yell bloody murder if we raise the prices again.

See also: bloody, murder, yell

See also:

scream bloody murder
scream bloody/blue murder, to
cry blue murder
scream blue murder
he, she, etc. will murder you
(one) will murder (someone)
cry bloody murder
bloody but unbowed
abso-bloody-lutely

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