"scream blue murder" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈskɹiːm bluː ˈmɜː(ɹ)də(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈskɹiːm bluː ˈmɝdɚ/ [General-American], /ˈskɹiːm bluː ˈmɚɾɚ/ [General-American] Audio: en-uk-scream blue murder.ogg [Received-Pronunciation], en-au-scream blue murder.ogg [Australia] Forms: screams blue murder [present, singular, third-person], screaming blue murder [participle, present], screamed blue murder [participle, past], screamed blue murder [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=scream blue murder}} scream blue murder (third-person singular simple present screams blue murder, present participle screaming blue murder, simple past and past participle screamed blue murder)
  1. (This entry is a translation hub.) To protest loudly or angrily. Related terms: blue murder Translations (protest loudly or angrily): luidkeels protesteren (Dutch), nostaa meteli (Finnish), crier au meurtre (French), crier à l’assassin (French), torkaszakadtából ordít/üvölt (Hungarian), ора́ть благим матом (orátʹ blagim matom) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-scream_blue_murder-en-verb-LiRx8GXK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Translation hubs

Inflected forms

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