cry blue murder in English

Forms: cries blue murder [present, singular, third-person], crying blue murder [participle, present], cried blue murder [participle, past], cried blue murder [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} cry blue murder (third-person singular simple present cries blue murder, present participle crying blue murder, simple past and past participle cried blue murder)

Inflected forms

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        "To make an unwarranted fuss."
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"cry blue murder" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms