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Definition

To complain or speak up with more intensity than others, especially in relation to a trivial matter.

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In Context

  • "Her sister always got the nicest things because she screamed loudest."
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See Also

  • the squeaky wheel gets the grease
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Related Idioms

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An immature dispute over some trivial matter.

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A pointless competition, dispute or conflict, often over some trivial …

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get one's knickers in a twist

To become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter.

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tempest in a teapot

A major fuss over a trivial matter.

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To speak confidently and unhesitantly but without careful forethought …

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get wind in one's jaws

To have too much to say; talk too much; run at the mouth; to speak one…
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