blue murder

noun

1. informal.
   a great outcry, noise; horrible din (esp in such phrases as cry, howl, scream, etc, blue murder )

Example Sentences

Idiocies abound: Characters scream blue murder, apparently unheard by family members in the same house; a creature that feeds on darkness is battled by burning dozens of miniature candles instead of, say, shining a flashlight.

From New York Times

Then she started swinging her round and round her head, faster and faster and Amanda was screaming blue murder and the Trunchbull was yelling, "I'll give you pigtails, you little rat!"

From Literature

They’ll scream red, white and blue murder if it happens but privately breathe a sigh of relief.

From The Guardian

She screamed blue murder and tears streamed down her face, mixing with a river of mucus bubbling from her perfect button nose.

From BBC

We elected Obama who was smart and decent and hardworking and honest and loved his beautiful and you screamed blue murder and replaced him with this filth.

From New York Times