cry out

cry out
{v.} 1. To call out loudly; shout; scream. * /The woman in the water cried out "Help!"/ 2. To complain loudly; protest strongly. - Used with "against". * /Many people are crying out against the new rule./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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