ˌhue and ˈcry noun [singular] written[
Date: 1200-1300;
Origin: hue from Old French, from huer 'to shout']
angry protests about something, usually from a group of people
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
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.
The explosion was so terrible that people at a distance raised a great hue and cry about an earthquake. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲