1mur·der 
/ˈmɚdɚ/ noun
plural mur·ders /ˈmɚdɚ/ noun 1 : the crime of deliberately killing a person [noncount] ▪ He was found guilty of (committing) murder. ▪ She was accused/convicted of murder. ▪ She was charged with murder. [=she was officially accused of the crime of murder] ▪ the mass murder of civilians in wartime [count] ▪ a string of unsolved murders — often used before another noun ▪ the murder weapon ▪ a murder suspect/victim/case ▪ murder mysteries [=mystery stories about murder] 2 [noncount] informal : something that is very difficult or unpleasant
▪ That test was murder. [=it was very difficult] ▪ Traffic is murder this time of day. ◊To be murder on something is to cause pain or harm to it.
▪ Carrying the luggage was murder on my back. ▪ These shoes are murder on my feet.
▪ That test was murder. [=it was very difficult] ▪ Traffic is murder this time of day. ◊To be murder on something is to cause pain or harm to it.
▪ Carrying the luggage was murder on my back. ▪ These shoes are murder on my feet.
get away with murder
: to murder someone without being captured or punished
▪ a vicious killer who nearly got away with murder — usually used figuratively to describe someone who does something very bad or wrong without being criticized or punished ▪ The company had been getting away with murder for years before the scandal broke.
▪ a vicious killer who nearly got away with murder — usually used figuratively to describe someone who does something very bad or wrong without being criticized or punished ▪ The company had been getting away with murder for years before the scandal broke.
scream bloody/blue murder — see 1scream
