CEFR B2

hurly-burly

noun

Meaning

Hurly-burly means a noisy and disorderly tumult and confusion, especially as of battle.

Examples

The article uses hurly-burly to mean a noisy and disorderly tumult and confusion, especially as of battle.
The teacher asked students to find hurly-burly in the reading.

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hurly-burly (B2)

noun

Definition

Hurly-burly means a noisy and disorderly tumult and confusion, especially as of battle.

Examples

The article uses hurly-burly to mean a noisy and disorderly tumult and confusion, especially as of battle.
The teacher asked students to find hurly-burly in the reading.
Check the words around hurly-burly to choose the right meaning.

How to Use hurly-burly

a/the hurly-burly (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a hurly-burly."
hurly-burly in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked hurly-burly in context before translating it."

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