blue murder
/ˌbluː ˈməːdə/noun
A cry of terror or alarm; a great commotion or disturbance; a noisy and vehement protest or outcry.
Phrases
to scream (also cry, yell,etc.) blue murder
like blue murder
Origin
Early 19th century. From blue + murder, probably after French morbleu.
- book number
- Book of Changes
- Book of Common Prayer
- book of hours
- Book of Proverbs
- Book of the Dead
- book of words
- book packet
- book page
- book piles
- bookplate
- book pocket
- lady's slipper
- lady's smock
- lady's thimble
- lady's thistle
- lady's thumb
- lady's tresses
- Lady Superior
- lady's waist
- lady's wind
- lady's woman
- Ladytide
- lady wit
- Lae