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great cry and little wool

great cry and little wool noun: appearance without reality; much ado about nothing.

Noun

great cry and little wool (uncountable)

  1. (dated) Appearance without reality; much ado about nothing.

Questions about great cry and little wool

What does great cry and little wool mean?
Great cry and little wool means appearance without reality; much ado about nothing.
What part of speech is great cry and little wool?
Great cry and little wool is a noun.

Words near great cry and little wool in the dictionary

  1. great crested grebes
  2. great crested newt
  3. great crested newts
  4. great crests
  5. Great Croatia
  6. great cry and little wool
  7. great cubicuboctahedra
  8. great cubicuboctahedron
  9. Great Cumbrae
  10. Great Dalby
  11. Great Dane

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