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to set the alarm bells ringing

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  • set the alarm bells ringing — set (the) alarm bells ringing if something sets alarm bells ringing, it makes you feel worried because it is a sign that there may be a problem. Symptoms which should set alarm bells ringing are often ignored by doctors …   New idioms dictionary

  • set the alarm bells ringing —    If something sets the alarm bells ringing, it makes you begin to worry, because it shows that there may be a problem.     Alarm bells started to ring when my old neighbour didn t open his shutters all day and didn t answer his phone …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • set alarm bells ringing — set (the) alarm bells ringing if something sets alarm bells ringing, it makes you feel worried because it is a sign that there may be a problem. Symptoms which should set alarm bells ringing are often ignored by doctors …   New idioms dictionary

  • alarm bells start to ring — set (the) alarm bells ringing if something sets alarm bells ringing, it makes you feel worried because it is a sign that there may be a problem. Alarm bells started to ring (= I became worried) when I found out that he still lived with his mother …   New idioms dictionary

  • ring alarm bells — set (the) alarm bells ringing if something sets alarm bells ringing, it makes you feel worried because it is a sign that there may be a problem. The huge vote for fascist candidates should ring alarm bells (= cause people to worry) across Europe …   New idioms dictionary

  • sound alarm bells — set (the) alarm bells ringing if something sets alarm bells ringing, it makes you feel worried because it is a sign that there may be a problem. The huge vote for fascist candidates should ring alarm bells (= cause people to worry) across Europe …   New idioms dictionary

  • alarm bells — alarm/warning bells ► [plural] used to describe an occasion when you realize that something is wrong: ring/set off/sound warning bells »These figures should sound warning bells that the consumer economy is increasingly fragile. »Soaring costs of… …   Financial and business terms

  • alarm bells ring ringing — aˈlarm bells ring/start ringing idiom if you say that alarm bells are ringing, you mean that people are starting to feel worried and suspicious • The government s proposal has set alarm bells ringing for people on low incomes. Main entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • alarm bells start ringing — aˈlarm bells ring/start ringing idiom if you say that alarm bells are ringing, you mean that people are starting to feel worried and suspicious • The government s proposal has set alarm bells ringing for people on low incomes. Main entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • alarm — [[t]əlɑ͟ː(r)m[/t]] ♦♦♦ alarms, alarming, alarmed 1) N UNCOUNT: oft with/in N, N over/about n Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen. The news was greeted with alarm by MPs... She sat up in alarm …   English dictionary

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