bloody murder
adverb
: in a loud and violent manner
ran off, screaming bloody murder
also
: in vehement protest
screaming bloody murder over the pay cut
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Two people, including a Port Authority police officer, were left dead and an 86-year-old woman was clinging to life Thursday following a bloody murder-suicide in the Bronx, police sources said.
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Donovan’s death leads directly to the ballet company pulling its classic Nutcracker sets out of storage and Noelle being cast as Clara, after all, so in Harris’s mind, all’s well that ends well (with a literally bloody murder).
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Sweetpea is a darkly comic, slow-burning thriller about self-discovery, complete with manipulation and bloody murder.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
Like Frank, Rick is obsessed with desire, but his ultimate goal is to commit bloody murder, rather than indulge in a series of increasingly elaborate hookups.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Donovan’s death leads directly to the ballet company pulling its classic Nutcracker sets out of storage and Noelle being cast as Clara, after all, so in Harris’s mind, all’s well that ends well (with a literally bloody murder).
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Sweetpea is a darkly comic, slow-burning thriller about self-discovery, complete with manipulation and bloody murder.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
Like Frank, Rick is obsessed with desire, but his ultimate goal is to commit bloody murder, rather than indulge in a series of increasingly elaborate hookups.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Bloody murder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloody%20murder. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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