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cried blue murder

cried blue murder is the simple past and past participle of cry blue murder.

Meaning of cry blue murder

Verb

cry blue murder (third-person singular simple present cries blue murder, present participle crying blue murder, simple past and past participle cried blue murder)

  1. To make an unwarranted fuss.
    • If told that they could not stay up late the children would cry blue murder.

Questions about cried blue murder

What is cried blue murder the simple past and past participle of?
Cried blue murder is the simple past and past participle of cry blue murder.

Words near cried blue murder in the dictionary

  1. crie
  2. cried
  3. cried aim
  4. cried all the way to the bank
  5. cried beef
  6. cried blue murder
  7. cried buckets
  8. cried carrots and turnips
  9. cried craven
  10. cried cupboard
  11. cried down

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