HURLY-BURLY


Meaning of HURLY-BURLY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hɜ:(r)li bɜ:(r)li ]

If you talk about the hurly-burly of a situation, you are emphasizing how noisy or busy it is.

No one expects him to get involved in the hurly-burly of campaigning.

N-SING : usu the N , oft N of n [ emphasis ]

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