hue and cry
Loud public protest
Hue and cry is a loud clamor of protest or pursuit.
The phrase comes from medieval law, where citizens were obligated to shout and chase criminals: The theft raised a hue and cry through the village.
Now it means any public outcry or uproar: The proposed cuts provoked a hue and cry from parents.
Rapid following of quarry
- huntPursuit of quarry
- manhuntSearch for a suspect
- searchAct of seeking
- trackingMonitoring location over time
posse · mob · vigilantes · pursuit · apprehension · fugitive · escape · call to arms
Loud persistent noise
- uproarNoisy public disturbance
- furorIntense public excitement
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- outrageFierce moral indignation
commotion · tumult · brouhaha · hullabaloo · backlash · denunciation · condemnation · indignation
chase
Rapid following of quarry
tracking · posse · mob · vigilantes · pursuit · apprehension · fugitive · escape · call to arms · watchmen
clamor
Loud persistent noise
outrage · commotion · tumult · brouhaha · hullabaloo · backlash · denunciation · condemnation · indignation · objection
warning
Alert about danger
signal · bell · siren · distress call · clamoring · summoning · attention · urgency · emergency · broadcast
- criesscream, shout, yell, wail, shriek
- Old Idiomsbeyond the pale, scot-free, knight in shining armor, eat humble pie, cross the Rubicon
- Medieval Englandking, kings, castle, castles, knight
- historical lawattainder, Justinian Code, Roman law, curtesy, Napoleonic Code
- medieval justicetrial by combat, trial by ordeal, trial by fire, trial by jury, ordeal
- Anglo-Saxon EnglandAnglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon, witenagemot, doom, Northumbria