British, American & Australian, informal, American & Australian, informal

to shout or to complain very loudly.

Readers screamed blue murder when the price of their daily paper went up.

Someone took the child's ice cream away and he started screaming bloody murder.

• a dry run
• a Dutch treat
• a face as long as a wet week
• a fact of life
• a factory farm
• a fag hag
• a fair shake
• a fair-weather friend
• a fairy godmother
• a fait accompli
• a fallen angel
• a fallen idol
• a fallen woman
• a fall from grace
• a fall guy
• a false alarm
• a false dawn
• a false economy
• a false start
• a family man
• a far cry from
• a far cry from something
• a fashion victim
• a fast talker
• a fast track