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set off alarm bells
(redirected from ring alarm bells)

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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.

See also: alarm, bell, set

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rile up
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ring in ears
ring in the new year
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