HURLY-BURLY


Meaning of HURLY-BURLY in English

hur ‧ ly-bur ‧ ly /ˈhɜːli ˌbɜːli $ ˌhɜːrli ˈbɜːrli/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Probably from hurl ]

a lot of busy noisy activity:

the hurly-burly of city life

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.