Idiom
scream loudest
Meaning
To complain or speak up with more intensity than others, especially in relation to a trivial matter.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He always screams loudest when the coffee is cold.”
“Even though the error was minor, he was the one who screamed loudest about the delay.”
“In every committee meeting, the members with the least responsibility often scream loudest regarding the minor details of the budget.”
Examples
simple
“He always screams loudest when the coffee is cold.”
contextual
“Even though the error was minor, he was the one who screamed loudest about the delay.”
complex
“In every committee meeting, the members with the least responsibility often scream loudest regarding the minor details of the budget.”
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