Idiom: Alarums And Excursions
Meanings
From a Shakespearean stage direction, indicating that soldiers should march across the stage, blowing bugles and beating drums, etc.
All the sounds and activities of preparations for war.
Any frantic activity.
Example Sentences
1
The city was in a state of alarums and excursions as the hurricane approached.
2
The sudden alarums and excursions disrupted the quiet of the peaceful village.
3
There were loud alarums and excursions in the theater when the fire broke out.
4
The political scandal caused great alarums and excursions in the press.
5
The unexpected arrival of the celebrity caused alarums and excursions among the fans.
