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• hue and cry — {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. *… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• hue and cry — {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. *… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• hue\ and\ cry — noun 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… …   Словарь американских идиом

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