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a hue and cry

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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
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He said: "If 30,000 lost their jobs in one company there would be a hue and cry about it.
Building jobless 'to hit 30,000' BUSINESS by The Mirror (London, England)
He could have been Scotland's own Frank Sinatra, but preferred to raise a hue and cry on the political and journalistic stage.
LEON-HEARTED by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
When Patricia Hewitt tried to force swingeing cutbacks on the NHS in England, there was such a hue and cry from the public that millions of pounds was suddenly made available to alleviate the situation.
LETTERS: It's our turn by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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