set off alarm bells

also ring alarm bells

to warn of trouble and the need for action The report about worldwide climate change should sound alarm bells in every community.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tanika	tə-NEE-kə	African American
GwenaËL	gwen-a-EL (French)	French, Breton
Harriett	HER-ee-ət, HAR-ee-ət	English
Laine	LIE-ne	Estonian
Peredur	pe-RE-deer (Welsh Mythology)	Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
Pete	PEET	English