blue murder

Etymology
From, from , a minced oath of.

Noun

 * 1)  A loud protest or angry outburst.
 * 2) * 2001,, Out of the Blue, London: , ISBN 978-0-00-651341-4 ; republished Don Mills, Ont.: , 2012, ISBN 978-0-7783-1366-3 , page 144:
 * And I was going to shout at him. I was going to scream blue murder. I was going to tell him just what I thought of that.
 * 1) * 2001,, Out of the Blue, London: , ISBN 978-0-00-651341-4 ; republished Don Mills, Ont.: , 2012, ISBN 978-0-7783-1366-3 , page 144:
 * And I was going to shout at him. I was going to scream blue murder. I was going to tell him just what I thought of that.
 * And I was going to shout at him. I was going to scream blue murder. I was going to tell him just what I thought of that.

Synonyms

 * bloody murder