HUE AND CRY


Meaning of HUE AND CRY in English

■ noun

1》 a loud clamour or public outcry.

2》 historical a loud cry calling for the pursuit and capture of a criminal.

Origin

ME: from the Anglo-Norman Fr. legal phr. hu e cri , lit. 'outcry and cry'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.