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
Chiyochee-yoJapanese
Calvagh-Irish
LorÁNd-Hungarian
Gy&Eth;A-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Adey['ædi]
Ji-Hoonjee-hoonKorean