scream bloody murder
idiom
US, informal
: to scream, yell, or complain in a very loud or angry way
His political opponents screamed bloody murder when he was appointed to office.
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Mercifully, Ani avoids such a fate, though she is bound, gagged, and made to scream bloody murder.
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
When the moves would backfire, people would scream bloody murder.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2021
The image of Derek Chauvin’s knee slowly squeezing the warm, rich life out of Floyd inspired millions to march, chant, pray, pull down statues, throw projectiles and scream bloody murder.
—Donna Britt, Washington Post, 26 June 2020
Suddenly, you're whisked back into de Villes of the past as the Michelin XW4 whitewalls scream bloody murder.
—Phil Berg, Car and Driver, 8 June 2020
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
When the moves would backfire, people would scream bloody murder.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2021
The image of Derek Chauvin’s knee slowly squeezing the warm, rich life out of Floyd inspired millions to march, chant, pray, pull down statues, throw projectiles and scream bloody murder.
—Donna Britt, Washington Post, 26 June 2020
Suddenly, you're whisked back into de Villes of the past as the Michelin XW4 whitewalls scream bloody murder.
—Phil Berg, Car and Driver, 8 June 2020
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