scream blue murder

English

WOTD – 23 November 2016

A man screaming

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈskɹiːm bluː ˈmɜː(ɹ)də(ɹ)/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈskɹiːm bluː ˈmɝdɚ/, /ˈskɹiːm bluː ˈmɚɾɚ/

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• 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.

Translations

protest loudly or angrily

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Dutch: luidkeels protesteren
• Finnish: nostaa meteli
• French: crier au meurtre (fr), crier à l’assassin
• Hungarian: torkaszakadtából ordít/üvölt
• Russian: ора́ть благим матом (orátʹ blagim matom)

See also

• blue murder