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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Like Frank, Rick is obsessed with desire, but his ultimate goal is to commit bloody murder, rather than indulge in a series of increasingly elaborate hookups.
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The media, Democrats and their NGO allies are crying bloody murder, but most Americans employed in the private sector understand that layoffs are an unpleasant fact of working life.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Craig sipping a drink by the pool, Cline arming herself with a sharp implement, Henwick screaming bloody murder, Hahn shouting ‘Holy s—,’ Hudson strutting in an orange bikini, Bautista firing a shot into the air and Monaé dropping a glass that inevitably shatters on the floor.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022
Suddenly, you're whisked back into de Villes of the past as the Michelin XW4 whitewalls scream bloody murder.
—Phil Berg, Car and Driver, 8 June 2020
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The media, Democrats and their NGO allies are crying bloody murder, but most Americans employed in the private sector understand that layoffs are an unpleasant fact of working life.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Craig sipping a drink by the pool, Cline arming herself with a sharp implement, Henwick screaming bloody murder, Hahn shouting ‘Holy s—,’ Hudson strutting in an orange bikini, Bautista firing a shot into the air and Monaé dropping a glass that inevitably shatters on the floor.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022
Suddenly, you're whisked back into de Villes of the past as the Michelin XW4 whitewalls scream bloody murder.
—Phil Berg, Car and Driver, 8 June 2020
See All Example Sentences for bloody murder
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“Bloody murder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloody%20murder. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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