scream blue murder
English
WOTD – 23 November 2016
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskɹiːm bluː ˈmɜː(ɹ)də(ɹ)/
Audio (Received Pronunciation): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskɹiːm bluː ˈmɝdɚ/, /ˈskɹiːm bluː ˈmɚɾɚ/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Hyphenation: scream blue mur‧der
Verb
scream blue murder (third-person singular simple present screams blue murder, present participle screaming blue murder, simple past and past participle screamed blue murder)
Translations
protest loudly or angrily