| Main Entry: | red flag |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | warning signal |
Synonyms: |
casus belli, delicate subject, red light, red rag, sore point |
| Main Entry: | cautionary tale |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | piece of advice |
Synonyms: |
a few words of wisdom, admonition, advisory, caution light, caveat, deterrent example, enough said, event illustrating a hazard, forewarning, hint, lesson, message, moral, omen, portent, red flag, red flag, sign of things to come, sign of things to come, wake-up call, wake-up call, warning, word to the wise, word to the wise |
| Main Entry: | stormy petrel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bird of ill omen |
Synonyms: |
Mother Carey's chicken, harbinger, omen, raven, rebel, red flag, storm petrel |