to cry out / to shout / to creak

(figuratively, of a stomach) to rumble, to poor-mouth, to cry poor, to cry poverty, to plead poverty

to cry victory, to claim victory, to declare victory

to cry for mercy

(figuratively) to cry poor, to cry poverty (to complain loudly about one's material situation)

to cry out for revenge

to cry wolf (to raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears)

without warning, out of the blue

(simile, informal) to squeal like a stuck pig, to scream like a banshee

(Louisiana, Cajun, St. Martin Parish) to call for help