Usually means: Rapid, energetic, and noisy activity.
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  1. hustle and bustle: Merriam-Webster
  2. hustle and bustle: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  3. hustle and bustle: Wiktionary

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  1. hustle and bustle: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (hustle and bustle)

noun:  A large amount of activity and work, usually in a noisy surrounding.

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