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hustle-bustle

hustle-bustle is the alternative form of hustle and bustle.

Meaning of hustle and bustle

Noun

hustle and bustle (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) A large amount of activity and work, usually in a noisy surrounding.
    • He moved to his parents' farm to have a break from the hustle and bustle of the big city.

Questions about hustle-bustle

What is hustle-bustle the alternative form of?
Hustle-bustle is the alternative form of hustle and bustle.

Words near hustle-bustle in the dictionary

  1. hustle alarms
  2. hustle and bustle
  3. hustle kingdom
  4. hustle kingdoms
  5. hustle up
  6. hustle-bustle
  7. hustled
  8. hustled up
  9. hustlee
  10. hustlees
  11. hustlement

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