scream blue murder
大聲抗議或惡狠狠地叫喊
口語·表達(dá)驚恐或大聲抗議
英文釋義
to express anger, outrage, or extreme fear
例句
The kids screamed blue murder when they saw the spider in the bed.
典故來源
源自19世紀(jì)英國俚語,'blue'常與強(qiáng)烈情緒相關(guān),'murder'強(qiáng)調(diào)極度恐懼或抗議。