scream bloody murder

Idioms In English

What Does “scream bloody murder” mean?

Definition:

If you scream bloody murder, you protest loudly and angrily as if something very serious has happened.

Another variation of the idiom is yell / cry bloody murder.

Example(s)

There is no point in screaming bloody murder about the new law.

This idiom is in the crime category.
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