blue murder
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noun
informal a great outcry, noise; horrible din (esp in such phrases as cry, howl, scream, etc, blue murder)
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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
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