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
GussieGUS-eeEnglish
JessiJES-eeEnglish (Modern)
Yann-Breton, French
Winonawi-NON-ə (English)English, Native American, Sioux
Neo (1)-Southern African, Tswana
Gamil-Arabic (Egyptian)