hustle and bustle

English

Alternative forms

• hustle-bustle

Noun

hustle and bustle ‎(uncountable)

1. 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.

Derived terms

• hustly-bustly

Translations

activity

• Finnish: hälinä (fi)
• French: tourbillon d'activité, animation (fr) m, rumeur (fr) f, bruit (fr) m, vacarme (fr) m
• German: Rummel (de) m, Trubel (de) m

• Hebrew: המולה, התרוצצות
• Italian: viavai m, andirivieni (it) m, porto di mare m, vai e vieni m, girio m, tramestio m
• Maori: pōwaiwai
• Russian: сумато́ха (ru) f ‎(sumatóxa), суета́ (ru) f ‎(sujetá), толкотня́ (ru) f ‎(tolkotnjá) (jostle, cram), су́толока (ru) f ‎(sútoloka)
• Slovak: trma-vrma f
• Turkish: itiş kakış