bloody murder
adverb
: in a loud and violent manner
ran off, screaming bloody murder
also
: in vehement protest
screaming bloody murder over the pay cut
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Lucy wakes at exactly 3:33 am every morning, plagued by horrific visions, and her nightmares draw her into the orbit of police detective Ravi Dhillon’s (Nikesh Patel) investigations of a bloody murder and a child’s abduction.
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Matt Kamen, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
After a bloody murder sends a high school party into a panic, Winnie ends up saving her brother Jimmy (Aiden Howard) by killing Waters.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 10 Nov. 2023
This one comes with sledgehammer and a penchant for bloody murder.
—Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2023
What one neighbor described as a typical Friday morning in a small Houston suburb turned into a bloody murder scene over an alleged affair.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2023
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Matt Kamen, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
After a bloody murder sends a high school party into a panic, Winnie ends up saving her brother Jimmy (Aiden Howard) by killing Waters.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 10 Nov. 2023
This one comes with sledgehammer and a penchant for bloody murder.
—Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2023
What one neighbor described as a typical Friday morning in a small Houston suburb turned into a bloody murder scene over an alleged affair.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2023
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“Bloody murder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloody%20murder. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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