B1
something that makes you understand there is a possible danger or problem, especially one in the future:
let it be a warning I'm not surprised you feel sick after eating so much - let it be a warning to you!
word of warning Just a word of warning - restaurants in this area can be very expensive.
- Police have put out a warning to people living in the area.
- The judge said that the fine would serve as a warning to other motorists who drove without due care.
- All cigarette packets carry a government health warning.
- It would be irresponsible to ignore these warnings.
- The police are trying to sift out the genuine warnings from all the hoax calls they have received.
- advance warning
- alarm
- alarm bell
- bell-ringing
- beware the ides of March idiom
- bomb scare
- bow
- brushback pitch
- burglar alarm
- cautionary
- dare
- early warning system
- hear warning bells idiom
- one swallow doesn't make a summer idiom
- protection racket
- red alert
- red flag
- scare quotes
- screamer
- yellow card
