Raise a red flag

The term raise a red flag means you should be alert and is used when something indicates danger or a potentially hazardous situation.

English Phrase: Raise a red flag

An alligator or crocodile on the side of a river should raise a red flag for you.

The term raise a red flag means you should be alert is used when something indicates danger or a potentially hazardous situation.

If you are on a hike and you notice an alligator, a crocodile or something that even resembles an alligator or a crocodile that should definitely make you more alert and on your guard.

You need to either proceed with extreme caution or turn around and go back to safety.

When overseas we can meet a lot of friendly people.

The thing is that we don’t know them very well. We should always be on our guard and choose our friends wisely.

Let’s imagine that you are on a working holiday. You are invited to a ‘friend’s’ house for supper and notice some white powder lying around. Now, immediately the presence of an unknown white powder should raise some huge red flags for you.

As they say, where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Overseas, while cannabis is gradually becoming more accepted, other illegal drugs are not.



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