blue murder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A loud protest or angry outburst.

Word forms

blue murder

Etymology

From French morbleu (“gadzooks, zounds”, interjection) (archaic), from mort bleu (“blue death”), a minced oath of mort Dieu (“death of God”).

Synonyms

bloody murder
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