The toddler will scream bloody murder if you take his toy.
scream bloody murder
idiomTo scream loudly in fear, pain, etc.
When the spider crawled across her desk, she screamed bloody murder and jumped onto her chair.
The witness screamed bloody murder as the masked intruder broke through the door, alerting the neighbors to the unfolding crisis.
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give someone a bloody nose
To defeat or frustrate someone, but without doing any permanent damage.
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half murder
The committing of a grievous, but not fatal, injury.
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murder will out
Secrets or hidden crimes will eventually be exposed or discovered; nothing that is secret can remain a secret forever.
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scream loudest
To complain or speak up with more intensity than others, especially in relation to a trivial matter.
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scream one's head off
To scream out to one's full capacity.