flutter in the dovecote
Definitions
A disturbance, usually one caused within a group of people who are generally placid and unexcited.
Examples
“I further argued that the principal cause for the political deadlock that persisted for thirty years after the guns fell silent was Israeli intransigence rather than Arab intransigence. The appearance of the first wave⟳ of revisionist studies excited a great deal⟳ of interest⟳ and controversy in the media and more than a flutter in the academic dovecote.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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