Scream Bloody Murder Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Scream Bloody Murder Idiom mean?

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scream bloody murder What does scream bloody murder mean?	to complain bitterly about something	The woman screamed bloody murder when someone took her parking place at work.
scream bloody murder What does scream bloody murder mean?	to complain bitterly about something	The woman screamed bloody murder when someone took her parking place.
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Give someone enough rope What does "Give someone enough rope" mean?	If you give someone enough rope, you give them the chance to get themselves into trouble or expose themselves. (The full form is 'give someone enough rope and they'll hang themselves)

make it worth (someone's) while to do (something) What does "make it worth (someone's) while to do (something)" mean?	make something profitable enough for someone to do	Our company always makes it worth our while to work on Saturday evenings.
fill a prescription What does "fill a prescription" mean?	to get some medicine from a pharmacy (drug store) with the orders from a doctor	The man went to the drug store to fill a prescription.
fall head over heels in love with (someone) What does "fall head over heels in love with (someone)" mean?	to fall deeply in love with someone	The girl fell head over heels in love with the boy on the basketball team.
blind leading the blind What does "blind leading the blind" mean?	someone who does not understand something but tries to explain it to others	It is like the blind leading the blind to watch the man try to explain how to operate the new computer.
Plain sailing What does "Plain sailing" mean?	If something is relatively easy and there are no problems doing it, it is plain sailing.
Keep mum What does "Keep mum" mean?	If you keep mum about something, you keep quiet and don't tell anyone.

gravy train What does "gravy train" mean?	a job that gives one much money compared with what you do	The cleaning contract was a gravy train. We worked for 3 hours but we got paid for 8 hours.
sooner or later What does "sooner or later" mean?	eventually	"Sooner or later you must give me my money so you should do it soon."
cut-and-dried What does "cut-and-dried" mean?	obvious, routine, straightforward	The instructions for the machine were cut-and-dried and very easy to understand.

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Scream Bloody Murder Idiom