hurly-burly Definition
hurly-burly (hʉr′lē bʉr′lē)
adjective
disorderly and confused
hurly-burly Synonyms
hurly-burly Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- life: The pension fund was a stand-alone entity located in a fustian back-office, floors away from the hurly-burly of everyday corporate life.
- world: Alice is a woman at a turning-point, coming out from the protection of a long marriage into the hurly-burly of the wider world.
- debate: There was no substitute for the hurly-burly of free debate.
- city: Often it is the fast challenging and changing hurly-burly of the city that is most explored.
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