hurra's nest

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

A state of confusion.

"Now just look at you, Mr. Jones! I declare! it gives me a chill to see you go to a drawer. What do you want? Tell me! and I will get it for you."

Mrs. Jones springs to the side of her husband, who has gone to the bureau for something, and pushes him away.

"There now! Just look at the hurra's nest you have made! What do you want, Mr. Jones?"--Arthur's Ladies' Magazine.

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