鸣冤叫屈 [
míng yuān jiào qū]
complain and call for redress
pour out grievances
- 每一次伸张正义都会有人鸣冤叫屈。
Justice was never done but some one complained. - 这里,我并不是要为盗版者鸣冤叫屈,这有违本刊宗旨;
Here, I am not ready to complain the injustice for the pirates; it disobeys the principle of our journal. - “我真没有作弊啊!”面对老师的审问,小明不住地为自己鸣冤叫屈。
"I swear I did not cheat. " Xiaoming keeps voicing grievances facing the teachers' interrogation.