be baying for blood



be baying for blood

  (British)
if a group of people are baying for blood, they want someone to be hurt or punished Families of the victims were baying for blood during the trial.
See also: bay, blood

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ainsworth['einzwɜ:θ]
Tasnim-Arabic
Tiberiusti-BE-ri-uwsAncient Roman
Morana-Slavic Mythology, Croatian
Mikhailo-Ukrainian
CyprianSIP-ree-ən (English)History