bluster for a time;create quite a stir; kick up a terrific racket for a while; raise a hue and cry (for a while); sound noisy enough for a time; stir up a commotion
❍ 他们曾经～，颠倒是非，搞乱了人们的思想。They raised a hue and cry confounding right and wrong and causing much confusion.
喧嚣一时xuān xiāo yī shí
喧嚣：喧嚷，叫嚣。形容在某一时期喧嚷叫嚣，也形容昙花一现。make a din for a time, create quite a stir, stir up a commotion, bluster for a time