scream blue murder

English
WOTD – 23 November 2016
A man screaming

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskɹiːm bluː ˈmɜː(ɹ)də(ɹ)/
  • Audio (RP)(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskɹiːm bluː ˈmɝdɚ/, /ˈskɹiːm bluː ˈmɚɾɚ/
  • Audio (AU)(file)
  • Hyphenation: scream blue mur‧der

Verb

scream blue murder (third-person singular simple present screams blue murder, present participle screaming blue murder, simple past and past participle screamed blue murder)

  1. (This entry is a translation hub.) To protest loudly or angrily.

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