Idiom: (scream) yell bloody murder
— When the thief tried to grab my bag, I yelled bloody murder and he let go and ran away.
— Don’t yell bloody murder just because you break a fingernail—I thought something seriously bad had happened to you!
— The customer screamed bloody murder at me when I told her it was too late for us to accept her return.
— All of the parents were yelling bloody murder at the principal when they found out the teacher had showed a rated R movie in class.
— The director screams bloody murder every time we don't get the quarterly report finished in time.
— The team is going to scream bloody murder if you make them work overtime again but refuse to give a holiday bonus.
— I wish I could go out tonight but if I don't clean my room, my parents are going to yell bloody murder.
— I planned to do a natural childbirth but after 16 hours of labor I screamed bloody murder for pain relief.
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