alarums and excursions
Meaning
Noun
- All the sounds and activities of preparations for war.
- Any frantic activity.
Origin
- From a Shakespearean stage direction, indicating that soldiers should march across the stage, blowing bugles and beating drums, etc.
Modern English dictionary
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