a hue and cry



a hue and cry

Fig. a loud public protest or opposition. (See also .) There was a hue and cry when the city government tried to build houses on the playing field. The decision to close the local school started a real hue and cry.
See also: and, cry, hue

a hue and cry

when there is a hue and cry about something, a lot of people complain noisily about it Local people raised a terrible hue and cry about the plan to close the village school.
See also: and, cry, hue

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bernarda-Slovene, Croatian, Spanish
MÄRta-Swedish
VoittoVOYT-toFinnish
ReynoldREN-əldEnglish
&Thorn;ÓRvaldr-Ancient Scandinavian
Lykourgos-Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek