hue and cry

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Noun hue and cry has 1 sense

clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry - loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd"
--₁ is a kind of cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation