blue murder
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Idiocies abound: Characters scream blue murder, apparently unheard by family members in the same house; a creature that feeds on darkness is battled by burning dozens of miniature candles instead of, say, shining a flashlight.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
Mr Dinwiddie said: "We felt such relief. He has got away with blue murder since. No-one tells him off anymore."
From BBC ● May 13, 2020
If I'd known then that it was only ever going to be a moment in time, I'd have screamed blue murder.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2016
With dial-a-quote scientists howling blue murder, any who might have looked at previous spills and thought it might not be so bad would have been unpatriotic disaster-deniers.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 17, 2010
Brown swam under water down stream, and the bear went straight across, up the opposite bank and into the brush, howling blue murder.
From Bears I Have Met—and Others by Kelly, Allen
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