| 单词 | to scream blue murder |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto scream (also cry, yell, etc.) blue murder P1. to scream (also cry, yell, etc.) blue murder: to make cries of terror or alarm; to make a noisy and extravagant protest or outcry; to raise a commotion. Cf. earlier to shout (also roar, yell, etc.) murder at murder n.1 and int. Phrases 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > protesting or remonstrance > protest or remonstrate [verb (intransitive)] > aggressively, loudly, or angrily bark?c1225 crusade1732 to scream (also cry, yell, etc.) blue murder1828 to pop off1914 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [verb (intransitive)] > scream or shriek screama1200 shrikec1200 shreamc1230 shritcha1250 scritcha1300 squeala1300 skrike1340 skirlc1400 wrawlc1440 sharmc1485 screak?a1500 shrighta1542 shriek1567 screech1577 waul1601 bawl1605 squall1688 skreigh1718 screel1730 skelloch1808 squalino1810 to scream (also cry, yell, etc.) blue murder1828 rescream1858 1828 [see main sense]. 1857 Harper's Mag. Dec. 110/1 I found Dawes Junior pegging into Dawes Senior no allowance, and him crying blue murder. 1884 D. Boucicault Shaughraun iii. i. 50 They were standing by and thrying to screech blue murdher. ‘Stop their mouths,’ said a voice. 1959 ‘A. Gilbert’ Death takes Wife xiii. 164 Corpses don't yell blue murder. 1989 Mother Nov. 45/3 Fear of separation strikes and a child won't let mother out of his sight without screaming blue murder. 2007 P. Barker Life Class ii. 17 There's me screaming blue murder and the chap upstairs ran down to see what was going on. < as lemmas |
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