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alarums and excursions
a·la·rums and excursions A0175350 (ə-lär′əmz, -lăr′-)pl.n.1. Loud, frantic, or excited activity; clamor.2. The sounds of war or warlike activity. Used as a stage direction for moving of soldiers across stage, as in Shakespeare's plays.
[Early Modern English, sudden attacks and sallies.]alar′ums and excur′sions
n.pl. noisy, frantic, or disorganized activities. [1585–95] alarums and excursions
alarums and excursionsFrantic activity that causes a clamor. Often seen in Elizabethan drama as a stage direction denoting military activity. What on earth is going on? The alarums and excursions in the living room woke me from a sound sleep—keep it down!See also: and, excursion |