burly : Idioms & Phrases


hurly burly

  • noun a disorderly outburst or tumult
    to-do; disturbance; kerfuffle; commotion; disruption; hoo-ha; hoo-hah; flutter.
    • they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused
WordNet

hurly-burly

Hur"ly-bur`ly noun
Etymology
Reduplicated fr. OE. hurly confusion: cf. F. hurler to howl, yell, L. ululare; or cf. E. hurry.
Definitions
  1. Tumult; bustle; confusion. Shak.
    All places were filled with tumult and hurly-burly. Knolles.
Webster 1913