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English Idioms :: hue and cry
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hueless.html - {n.} 1. An alarm and chase after a supposed wrongdoer; a pursuit usually by shouting men. * /"Stop, thief," cried John as he ran. Others joined him, and soon there was a hue and cry./ 2. An excited mass protest, alarm, or outcry of any kind. * /The explosion was so terrible that people at a distance raised a great hue and cry about an earthquake./ |
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Traditional English :: hue
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hueless.html - n. 1 a a colour or tint. b a variety or shade of colour caused by the admixture of another. 2 the attribute of a colour by virtue of which it is discernible as red, green, etc. -hued adj. hueless adj. [OE hiew, hew form, beauty f. Gmc: cf. ON hy down on plants] |
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Traditional English :: hue and cry
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hueless.html - n.
1 a loud clamour or outcry.
2 hist. a a loud cry raised for the pursuit of a wrongdoer. b a proclamation for the capture of a criminal. [AF hu e cri f. OF hu outcry (f. huer shout) + e and + cri cry] |
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English Idioms :: huddle
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hueless.html - See: GO INTO A HUDDLE. |
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English Idioms :: hue and cry
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hueless.html - {n.} 1. An alarm and chase after a supposed wrongdoer; a pursuit usually by shouting men. * /"Stop, thief," cried John as he ran. Others joined him, and soon there was a hue and cry./ 2. An excited mass protest, alarm, or outcry of any kind. * /The explosion was so terrible that people at a distance raised a great hue and cry about an earthquake./ |
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English Idioms :: hug the road
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hueless.html - {v. phr.} To stay firmly on the road; ride smoothly without swinging. * /A heavy car with a low center of gravity will hug the road./ * /At high speeds a car will not hug the road well./ |
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