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ring/sound alarm bells
Definition
If something rings/sounds alarm bells, it makes you start to worry because it is a sign that there may be a problem
The name rang alarm bells in her mind.
(Definition of ring/sound alarm bells from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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Synonyms and related words:
- beware
- bomb scare
- burglar alarm
- caution n (WARNING)
- caution v
- cautionary
- cautionary tale
- communication cord
- don't you dare
- false alarm
- forewarn
- heads-up
- hear warning bells
- look out
- One swallow doesn't make a summer.
- raise the alarm
- send a signal to sb
- There's many a slip twixt cup and lip.
- tip-off
- wake-up call
Topic:
Threats and warnings
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