blue murder
Britishnoun
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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
Nex’ minit that rat were hollering out blue murder, for the snake grabbed him by the tail, and the other rats, they jes’ lit out for hum.
From Tales from the Veld by Ernest Glanville
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