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scream bloody murder

idiom

To scream loudly in fear, pain, etc.


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  1. 01

    give someone a bloody nose

    To defeat or frustrate someone, but without doing any permanent damage.

  2. 02

    half murder

    The committing of a grievous, but not fatal, injury.

  3. 03

    murder will out

    Secrets or hidden crimes will eventually be exposed or discovered; nothing that is secret can remain a secret forever.

  4. 04

    scream loudest

    To complain or speak up with more intensity than others, especially in relation to a trivial matter.

  5. 05

    scream one's head off

    To scream out to one's full capacity.

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