| 单词 | like blue murder |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslike blue murder P2. like blue murder: (a) with great strength, ferocity, vehemence, noise, etc.; (b) at a very fast pace, at top speed (now rare). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > acting vigorously or energetically [phrase] > with great vigour or energy with (also in) mood and maineOE vigour13.. with or by (all one's) might and mainc1330 with (one's) forcec1380 like anything1665 hammer and tongs1708 like stour1787 (in) double tides1788 like blazes1818 like winking1827 with a will1827 like winky1830 like all possessed1833 in a big way1840 like (or worse than) sin1840 full swing1843 like a Trojan1846 like one o'clock1847 like sixty1848 like forty1852 like wildfire1857 like old boots1865 like blue murder1867 like steam1905 like stink1929 like one thing1938 like a demon1945 up a storm1953 the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swiftly [phrase] on fastec1275 as greyhound (let out) of leasha1300 a good (also great, etc.) shake13.. in hastec1300 (wiþ) gret yre13.. in speeda1325 good speeda1400 on (also upon) the wing or one's wing1508 with post1569 on or upon the speed1632 on the run?1679 by the run1787 like a house on fire (also afire)1809 at the double-quick1834 with a run1834 fast and furious1851 at the double1860 at the rate of knots1892 for (or on) the (high) jump1905 like blue murder1914 1867 Sporting Gaz. 5 Jan. 17/2 It's all very well..your talking about hauling him in, but hang me if I can, for he pulls like blue murder. 1872 J. Smith Humorous Sc. Stories (ed. 6) 67 The first thing I saw was Bassy..wi' a wicked young pig fastened on his nose, an' squealin' like blue murder. 1914 Evening News 1 Oct. 2/1 They were off down the road like blue murder. 1992 N. W. Veeder Women's Decision-making v. 44 I used to fight with her like blue murder when I was a small child. 2010 J. Goard in L. Brooks We are Austral. II. 60 The next set of thunder cracked even louder... We screamed like blue murder. < as lemmas |
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