cock-a-whoop

His thoughts went back to the Field of Cormallen, and here was a squint-eyed rascal calling the Ring-bearer ‘little cock-a-whoop’.

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954

Godefroy, all cock-a-whoop with his news, as is the way of the vulgar.

Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade 1903

As it is, I assure you I'm not cock-a-whoop about commanding a brigade.

The Mountebank William John Locke 1896

She seemed all cock-a-whoop, begging your ladyship's pardon, to go somewhere and do something.

The Lost Lady of Lone Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth 1859

Who should come in, this morning, just after my husband had cleverly got away on his horse, but a young cock-a-whoop ensign, that belongs to Ninety-Six, and four great Scotchmen with him, all in red coats; they had been out thieving, I warrant, and were now going home again.

Horse-Shoe Robinson: A Tale of the Tory Ascendency. 1852

S.C. _ [11]) [Mistress Ramsay speaking to Horse-Shoe Robinson:] "Who should come in this morning, just after my husband had cleverly got away on his horse, but a young cock-a-whoop ensign, that belongs to Ninety-Six, and four great Scotchmen with him, all in red coats; they had been out thieving, I warrant, and were now going home again.

Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader Louise Manly 1896

"At any rate," said I, "other people are cock-a-whoop.

The Mountebank William John Locke 1896