blue murder
Meanings
noun
- A loud protest or angry outburst.
Word forms
Etymology
From French morbleu (“gadzooks, zounds”, interjection) (archaic), from mort bleu (“blue death”), a minced oath of mort Dieu (“death of God”).
Synonyms
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