Hue and cry
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 7Meaning
Protest
हिंदी अर्थ
हो-हल्ला मचाना
Example sentences
There was a hue and cry when the park was closed.
Radhika calmly explained the plan, and the hue and cry died down.
Daily use: Fees badhne par students ne hue and cry macha diya.
Memory trick · Prashant Sir
Hue and cry यानी चारों तरफ़ शोर-शराबा, लोग ज़ोर-ज़ोर से protest कर रहे हैं। किसी बात पर hue and cry हो तो उसके ख़िलाफ़ public outcry है।
'Hue and cry' is all shouting and uproar, with people loudly protesting on every side. When there is a hue and cry over something, there is a public outcry against it.
Exam note
Answer 'protest / outcry' है; 'outcry', 'clamour' same और 'silence' या 'approval' उल्टे options हैं।
The answer is 'protest' or 'public outcry'; 'outcry' and 'clamour' are matching options, and 'silence' or 'approval' is the opposite.