| Phrase/Idiom | alarm bells start to ring / set the alarm bells ringing |
|---|---|
| Definition | If something “sets the alarm bells ringing”, it makes you begin to worry, because it shows that there may be a problem. |
| Example | Alarm bells started to ring when the old man next door didn’t open his shutters all day and didn’t answer his phone. |
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