BLUE MURDER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An extravagantly loud outcry

Example:

she screamed blue murder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("blue murder" is a kind of...):

call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)

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