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Meaning of "cry blue murder" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CRY BLUE MURDER

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRY BLUE MURDER

cry
cry down
cry for the moon
cry havoc
cry off
cry one´s eyes out
cry out
cry over spilt milk
cry quits
cry up
cry wolf
crybabies
crybaby
crying
cryingly
crymotherapy
cryobank
cryobiological
cryobiologist
cryobiology

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRY BLUE MURDER

a tall order
aggravated murder
blue murder
border
bourder
disorder
first degree murder
get away with murder
in order
judicial murder
mass murder
murder
order
out of order
recorder
regarder
self-murder
serial murder
the order
to order

Synonyms and antonyms of cry blue murder in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «cry blue murder» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRY BLUE MURDER

Find out the translation of cry blue murder to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cry blue murder from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cry blue murder» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

哭泣的蓝色谋杀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

llorar azul asesinato
570 millions of speakers

English

cry blue murder
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीले हत्या रो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البكاء القتل الأزرق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плакать караул
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chorar azul assassinato
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নীল খুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pleurer assassiner bleu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menangis pembunuhan biru
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schreien Zeter und Mordio
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

青い殺人を叫ぶ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

블루 살인 사건을 울
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyuwun pangapura biru
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khóc giết người màu xanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அழ நீல கொலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रोन ब्लू खून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ağla mavi cinayet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cry blu omicidio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

płakać niebieski morderstwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плакати караул
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plânge crimă albastru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλαίνε μπλε δολοφονία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

huil blou moord
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cry blå mord
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gråte blå mord
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cry blue murder

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRY BLUE MURDER»

The term «cry blue murder» is normally little used and occupies the 134.475 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRY BLUE MURDER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cry blue murder» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cry blue murder» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cry blue murder

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRY BLUE MURDER»

Discover the use of cry blue murder in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cry blue murder and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cry Blue Murder
Who can be trusted at a time like this? "Cry Blue Murder" is a haunting and poignant psychological thriller that pushes the boundaries of trust and betrayal, from two exciting new voices in Australian young adult fiction.
Kim Kane, Marion Roberts, 2013
2
The Politics of Being Nigerian
... have been so forgiven; Europe would cry blue murder about the corruption in Nigeria, yet aid and abet corruption in Nigeria by providing safe-haven to looted Nigerian wealth and proudly and stubbornly benefit from this criminal practice.
Okechukwu Jones Asuzu, 2005
3
These Pointless Persecutors
... blame Sarah for ever thinking of getting any help from a maid on a matter as serious as motherhood. If we say “a mere maid” could never have given adequate joy to the man, faulty fundamental human rights crusaders would cry blue murder ...
calibre (0.7.22) [http://calibre-ebook.com]
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Picturesque expressions: a thematic dictionary
Variants are yell blue murder, cry blue murder, and the slightly different scream, cry, or shout bloody murder. 7. Tom and Jerry Any boisterous young men about town; a hot whiskey drink; a cartoon cat and mouse. In the 1820s Pierce Egan ...
Laurence Urdang, Walter W. Hunsinger, Nancy LaRoche, 1985
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简明英汉双解俚语词典
blue 25 Bob's ft; CPD MMA&j£ife.h blue moon, once in a coll. extremely seldom, very rarely indeed cn: =PMJt(itk), mum blue murder, like coll. with great rapidity, Cf. yell (cry) blue murder, to yell as if being murdered, make a great fuss CPD yell  ...
Eric Partridge, 1985
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Srpsko-engleski frazeološki rečnik
X „A few of his utterances are liable to make our union chaps cry blue murder, but .. .it won't do any harm for them to be made to think a little beyond their mental horizon." (A. Wilson, Anglo-Saxon Attitudes) X „One of them came over and tried to ...
Živorad Kovačević, 2002
7
Crave
Set in an unnamed city from which voices and images spring, Crave charts the disintegration of a human mind under the pressures of love, loss and desire.
Sarah Kane, 1998
8
Fireshadow
Amid the rain-soaked forests of South Western Australia, these two young men's lives collide, changing them both as they struggle to escape their painful memories of fireshadow. Some battles are imposed on us, some fought within.
Anthony Eaton, 2004
9
Englesko-srpski Frazeološki Rečnik: L-Z
... protestovati x The baby screamed blue murder when I put it in the bath. x "A few of his utterances are liable to make our union chaps cry blue murder, but.. .it won't do any harm for them to be made to think a little beyond their mental horizon.
Živorad Kovačević, 1997
10
English proverbs and expressions with Afrikaans equivalents
Mum's the word: Say nothing about it | Geen woord daaroor nie. murder To cry blue murder: To make an extravagant outcry | Moord en brand skreeu. • To get away with murder: To do something irregu- lar or unconventional without ...
N. G. Sabbagha, Matthys Stefanus Benjamin Kritzinger, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRY BLUE MURDER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cry blue murder is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Apple is lagging behind Google in context. So it's fighting back with …
That's the sort of thing we all cry blue murder about when Google does it. But Apple, argues Apple, does not pass along your data to third ... «Quartz, Jun 15»
2
THE DAY THAT NEVER WAS…
Of course, people would cry blue murder over this recommendation. They would roundly reject it. Allow them. Sooner than later, they would see ... «Daily Sun, May 15»
3
2015: Are the polls really credible, free and fair?
Indeed, while some parties consider the exercise to be fair in places they won, they cry blue murder in areas that they lost. How the polls were ... «Gbooza, May 15»
4
Take a stand on gays: Muckraker on Malawi govt's 'reverse patriotism'
Or maybe, for she has taught us not to cry blue murder when Aids money is being abused, Kalirani wants her ministry to have idle money that ... «Nyasa Times, Mar 15»
5
Rice policy criticism: Are stakeholders treading the right path?
Investors who have made some input should not cry blue murder when there is none. The Nigerian rice market (local productions) can ... «BusinessDay, Jan 15»
6
Britain: A society that can enact its liberal values on stage
The press would cry blue murder. In Britain it's a roaring success. The play is sold out but no one has changed their opinion of Charles or ... «Hindustan Times, Jan 15»
7
Showdown in Hisar: Godmen like Rampal can't be above law
The religious figures involved will cry blue murder and intrusion in spiritual matters, especially if they belong to minority religions. Only the ... «Moneycontrol.com, Nov 14»
8
Wife beater
Some even fire the first salvo, cast the first blow, and when the man retaliates, they cry blue murder. It takes a strong man not to hit some women ... «Jamaica Observer, Mar 14»
9
Politics Live: February 11, 2014
dont you love it how the right wing like to come here and cry blue murder. At least your comment was published as opposed to the biased ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Feb 14»
10
BMW 1 Series sedan in the works
Of course, traditional BMW petrol-heads who enjoy finely-balanced rear-wheel drive road holding will no doubt cry blue murder, but then ... «Independent Online, Sep 13»

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