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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.
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.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Lottie | | - | English, Swedish |
Torsten | | TOSH-ten (Swedish), TAWR-sten (German) | Swedish, Danish, German |
Japik | | - | Frisian (Rare) |
Ollie | | AHL-ee | English |
Habacuc | | - | Biblical Latin |
Colleen | | ['kɔli:n] | |