blue murder

/blu ˌmʌrdər/
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Other forms: blue murders

Definitions of blue murder
  1. noun
    an extravagantly loud outcry
    “she screamed blue murder”
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    type of:
    call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell
    a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
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