like blue murder

• Expresión británica informal que significa muy rápido, ruidosamente o con gran intensidad, usada a menudo para describir gritos o desplazamientos a gran velocidad.

An informal British expression meaning very fast, loudly, or with great intensity, often used to describe someone shouting or moving at high speed.

1. Very fast or loudlyC1informalbritish

   To do something with great speed, intensity, or noise, often implying panic or urgency.

   a todo correr / a voz en grito

   • He ran like blue murder when he saw the police.
   • She screamed like blue murder when she saw the spider.
   • The car sped off like blue murder down the street.