Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “set alarm bells ringing” and its meaning is “to make someone feel distressed/concerned about something”.
Example Sentence: The lower offtake of foodgrains for the noon meal scheme during the pandemic over the previous year and patchy food distribution mechanisms in many States should set alarm bells ringing. The future of a generation of Indians is at stake.
This word is present in The Hindu article Failing on food: on child malnutrition and mid-day meals and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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