Blue Murder (Noun)
Meaning
An extravagantly loud outcry; "she screamed blue murder".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- She let out a loud shriek, screamed blue murder when she saw the cockroach scurrying across her kitchen floor.
- When he received the eviction notice, he was shocked and started yelling at the top of his lungs, screaming blue murder for everyone in the neighborhood to hear.
- Her fans erupted in outrage on social media, screaming blue murder after she lost the singing competition in what many believed was an unfair elimination.
- He wasn't really in pain but still he made sure to scream blue murder after hitting his finger with a hammer so everyone on the set knew something had gone terribly wrong.
- During the street festival, when her expensive handmade vase fell to the ground, shattering into pieces, the artisaness cried and screamed blue murder in her dismay and shock.