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.
See also: alarm, bell, ring, set

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Daniyah-Arabic
Aristoteles-Ancient Greek
WaylandWAY-lənd, WAY-lənEnglish
Valter-Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Slovene, Croatian, Estonian
Ranko-Serbian, Croatian
IndahEEN-dahIndonesian