flutter in the dovecote

Meanings:

• 1.

  UKgeneralneutralliteral
  • To cause or experience fluttering movement within a dovecote, the structure used to house doves or pigeons.

• 2.

  UKBritish Englishformalfigurativeliterary
  • A disturbance, commotion, or outbreak of controversy within a group that is ordinarily placid or unexcited.