a false alarm



a false alarm

a situation when you think that something bad or dangerous is going to happen but you discover you were wrong Someone called to say there was a bomb inside the building, but it turned out to be a false alarm.
See also: alarm, false

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Blaanid-Manx
Angell['eindʒəl]
TemanTEE-mən (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Solvej-Danish
Roderick['rɔdərik]
Abhay-Indian, Hindi, Marathi