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blue murder

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blue murder
n
Informal a great outcry, noise; horrible din (esp in such phrases as cry, howl, scream, etc., blue murder)
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Noun1.blue murder - an extravagantly loud outcry; "she screamed blue murder"
cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"


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And when she saw a strange man striding down the hall with a candle in his hand she screamed blue murder and fainted dead away.
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