emergency cordnoun [ C ]
uk/ɪˈmɜː.dʒən.si ˌkɔːd//ɪˈmɝː.dʒən.si ˌkɔːrd/US UK communication corda chain in a railway carriage that a passenger can pull in an emergency to stop the train
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Threats & warnings
- (I) told you (so)! idiom
- (just) you wait idiom
- bell
- cautionary tale
- do you want to make something/anything of it? idiom
- early warning system
- fire a (warning) shot across sb's bow idiom
- heads-up
- notice
- one swallow doesn't make a summer idiom
- ring/sound alarm bells idiom
- siren
- slap
- sound
- tip
- tip sb off
- tip-off
- wake-up call
- warning
- warning/alarm bells start to ring/sound idiom
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